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Naidoo, J. C. – 1980
This collection includes ten papers on South Asian (particularly East Indian) women in Canada. The papers were written by the author for presentation at various meetings from 1976 to 1980 and discuss: (1) the author's research on differential role perceptions, religious values, role socialization, and achievement aspirations of East Indian and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
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Cooper, Harris M. – Review of Educational Research, 1979
Research on the effects of teacher expectations on student performance is reviewed. A model is proposed, based on previous research, or, where more speculation is involved, on identifiable hypotheses. (MH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Research, Expectation, Feedback
Rush, Wilmer Sherman – 1980
Based on theory and previous research done on the factors that affect student ratings of college instruction, it seems clear that different types of students prefer different types of instructors. The type is apparently a function of naturally occurring needs in the students' personalities and naturally occurring teacher behaviors which student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Instruction, Education Majors
Safilios-Rothschild, Constantina – 1979
This report presents a synthesis and critique of approximately 850 books, research studies, and journal articles appearing between 1960 and 1978 on sex role socialization and sex discrimination. It also offers a number of hypotheses regarding the emergence, maintenance, and elimination of sex discrimination. This document is presented in six…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Achievement, Attitude Change, Developed Nations
Bailey, Gerald D. – 1982
The state-of-the-art review addresses the problems faced by rural education in the area of curriculum development and suggests that mechanisms for curriculum development may need to be different or redefined to allow rural schools to operate at their maximum potential. The report looks at the positive and negative factors influencing rural…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Gappa, Judith M.; And Others – 1979
Differences in academic career participation by men and women and their marital and child bearing rates are assessed along with current research findings on dual-career faculty couples. Case study research on 10 dual-career couples is reviewed, with emphasis on familial relationships resulting from commitment to two careers. Observations regarding…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, College Faculty, Employed Parents, Employed Women
Murphy, Sheila C.; And Others – 1986
This document includes four papers presented at a symposium, based on a synthesis of five years of research--on the interaction of role groups and factors in the change process that are critical for school improvement in elementary and secondary schools. The papers identify elements of the change process crucial for the success of proposed changes…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adoption (Ideas), Assistant Principals, Change Agents
Alperowicz, Cynthia – 1983
Suitable for classroom use, the handbook promotes public awareness of the need to provide more positive role models and fewer negative stereotypes on children's television. Each section contains photographic examples and quotations by members representing organizations such as Black Endowment Television, the National Association for the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Stereotypes, Childrens Television, Commercial Television
Donnenwerth, Gregory V.; Norvell, Melissa J. – 1978
The paper explores sex-role determinants of interpersonal interaction and reviews various theories of equity in human interaction. Equity is interpreted as occurring in human interaction when all participants in a relationship receive equal outcomes relative to their inputs. The document is presented in four major sections. Section I reviews…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Comparative Analysis
Rodriguez, Richard F.; And Others – 1981
Handicapped children of cultural and linguistic groups different from those of the majority culture are presently unable to attain an appropriate education. Bilingual/multicultural exceptional children are overrepresented in special education classes in comparison to their percentage of the total population, as a result of biased assessment…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Blacks, Cultural Differences, Disabilities
Carroll, Mary R.; Clark, David L. – 1978
Seven themes concerning the role of women in higher education institutions are considered, generalizations about each theme are proposed, and literature supporting each area is cited. The analyses are designed for use as training modules for enhancing women's equity in colleges and universities. The seven themes are as follows: the productivity of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Administrator Selection, Affirmative Action, College Faculty
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