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Lee, Jin – Education and Urban Society, 2023
Persistent disparities in school exclusionary policies by race and ethnicity have long been recognized as a major issue in student disciplinary practices and in unequal opportunities for education. Only limited research has been conducted to provide insight into the varying effects of race and ethnicity on the recently increasing implementation of…
Descriptors: Racism, Ethnicity, Discipline Policy, African American Students
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Herrera, Nancy; Castellanos, Jeanett; Gloria, Alberta M. – Education and Urban Society, 2022
As California is one of the primary states with the highest influx of Latinxs, the rise of Latinx enrollment in California high schools calls to the importance of understanding methods to increase academic and overall wellness. Cultural congruity (i.e., match of one's cultural values with those of the educational setting) is hypothesized to…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Coping, Cultural Relevance, High School Students
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Garcia-Reid, Pauline; Lardier, David T., Jr.; Reid, Robert J.; Opara, Ijeoma – Education and Urban Society, 2020
Despite the broader academic gains experienced by Hispanic students, who represent the largest minority group in the United States, they remain the least educated of all major ethnic groups, and our understanding of their academic needs and strengths remains woefully inadequate. Therefore, this study examined the risk (e.g., sexual risk taking)…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, At Risk Persons, Ethnicity, Hispanic American Students
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Weis, W. Charles, III – Education and Urban Society, 2020
Prior research suggests that parents of Hispanics, English learners, and students living in poverty exercise school choice less frequently than other parents, which may be a factor in the resegregation of public schools. This quasi-experimental, causal-comparative design tests whether ethnicity, language dominance, or socioeconomic status of the…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, English Language Learners, Low Income Students, School Choice
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Vasquez Heilig, Julian; Holme, Jennifer Jellison – Education and Urban Society, 2013
This study addresses the segregation of English language learner (ELL) students in schools across Texas. We descriptively analyze levels of racial, economic, and linguistic isolation experienced by ELL students across the state of Texas. We also examine the association between segregation by race/ethnicity, economic disadvantage, and language…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hispanic American Students, English Language Learners, School Segregation
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Walsh, Rachael – Education and Urban Society, 2011
In 1965, appalled by the racial disparity with respect to access to higher education, the federal government implemented the Higher Education Act. After more than 40 years of programmatic intervention, gaps persist. As such, this study analyzes two of the three original HEA programs--Upward Bound and Talent Search--focusing on race/ethnicity and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Ethnicity, Federal Programs, Intervention