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Download full textAstone, Barbara; Nunez-Wormack, Elsa – 1991
This digest summarizes in a question and answer format a full length report of the same title. It addresses the importance of recruiting minority students for diversity at institutions of higher education. Noted are increasing numbers for these groups along with the current low education levels found among minorities and the potential shortage of…
Descriptors: College Applicants, Cultural Differences, Demography, Diversity (Student)
Sanchez, Antonia – 1981
This information analysis paper, based on a computer search of the ERIC database from November 1966 through December 1980 examines the topic of counseling the bilingual student. An introductory narrative highlights issues and trends, and suggests possible implications for the future of guidance, focusing on: (1) the concept of bilingual education…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
Schwartz, Wendy – 2002
The 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act mandates that schools receiving federal funding must desegregate their student performance data by race, gender, and socioeconomic status in order to provide progress information to the community and state. Data-driven decision making is particularly important in urban schools…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Decision Making, Educational Equity (Finance)
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 2001
This digest discusses the current educational status of Latino students, using data from "Latinos in Education," a report by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans. Latino preschoolers are less likely to be enrolled in early childhood education programs than other preschoolers. Latino preschooler…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Degrees (Academic), Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedBowen, Raymond C., Ed.; Muller, Gilbert H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1996
Focusing on the challenge of expanding administrative opportunities for minorities, the 10 essays in this volume explore the problem of underrepresentation of minority administrators at community colleges and suggest strategies for improving diversity. The following articles are provided: (1) "Paradox and Promise: Leadership and the Neglected…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Affirmative Action, College Administration, College Presidents
Foote, Elizabeth – 1996
One of the key challenges facing community colleges in the 1990's is the development of leadership that represents the diversity of students and local constituents. In a 1991 survey of 1,097 community college presidents, only 11% of those surveyed belonged to minority groups. Programs do exist, however, to help minority group members structure…
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Selection, Administrators, College Administration
Harvey, William B., Ed.; Valadez, James, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1994
Dealing with issues relating to creating and maintaining a diverse faculty at the community college level, this collection of articles focuses on African-American and Hispanic faculty and presents both theoretical and practical considerations for administrators and scholars. The following articles are included: (1) "The Status of Faculty in…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Creamer, Elizabeth G. – 1998
This digest summarizes a report of a study of the research literature on faculty publication productivity, with special emphasis on gender as a factor in publishing productivity. Major issues addressed by the report include: (1) the existence of significant gender and race differences in publishing productivity, with women and minorities…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Publishing
Creamer, Elizabeth G. – 1998
This report reviews the research literature on faculty publication productivity, with special emphasis on the ways in which gender is a factor in publishing productivity. An executive summary notes the following themes: (1) the existence of significant gender and race differences in publishing productivity; (2) the relationship of gender to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation, Faculty Publishing
Coballes-Vega, Carmen – 1992
Recent projections estimate that minorities, including African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians, will comprise one-third of the U.S. population. Currently, the majority of prospective teachers are White females, a situation which stands in sharp contrast to the backgrounds of the students they will teach. This digest examines…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Pluralism
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1994
Although the number of minority students in U.S. schools continues to increase, the number of ethnically diverse teachers continues to decline. The multicultural classroom creates a demand for teachers who are aware of cultural differences within the student population. Minority teachers are in a unique position to understand these differences and…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Minority Group Teachers, Multicultural Education, Personnel Needs
Ascher, Carol – 1986
The increasing number of black students in private schools has been stimulated partly by concern about the adequacy of the public schools; a desire by parents for greater choice about, and control over, their children's schooling; and a desire to find schools with values similar to their own. Private school efforts to draw minority students have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Catholic Schools, Educational Philosophy
Benavides, Alejandro – 1988
The paper, originally given at a 1986 Ethnic and Multicultural Symposium, reports on the development and use of a screening instrument for use with language minority students. The literature on disproportionate representation of racial and language minorities in special education and the assessment of limited English proficient students is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Disabilities, Disproportionate Representation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1981
These compact guides examine problems and issues related to various aspects of urban education. Individual topics covered by six fact sheets include school crime and disruption and its relationship to the community, Title IX Regulations, the problem of burnout among teachers and other human services professionals, the characteristics of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Organizations, Crime, High Schools
Allen, Robin – 2002
This digest examines the community college's role in helping to fill the current and projected shortage of public school teachers due to increases in the number of teachers retiring and students enrolling. Teacher shortages are most evident in both urban and rural school districts and in the fields of science, mathematics and technology. The…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, College Role, Community Colleges, Minority Group Teachers
