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Mentzer, Marc S. – Journal of Higher Education, 1993
A study using national data on minority college students and institutional heterogeneity revealed that minority groups are better represented at some universities than others, relative to their proportions in the state population. State racial heterogeneity is a major determinant of African-American representation. For other minority groups,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Pluralism
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Watts, Thomas D.; Wright, Roosevelt, Jr. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1991
Briefly discusses some aspects of the role of the state and the position of minorities in respect to alcoholism policies and services. Includes case study of a Black alcoholic. Refers readers to studies on Black alcoholism, Native American alcoholism, Hispanic alcoholism, and Asian-American alcoholism. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
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Penn, Christie D.; Hernandez, Stacy L.; Bermudez, J. Maria – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1997
Discusses ways in which infidelity is viewed within the context of three ethnic minorities in the United States: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans. Provides an overview of infidelity according to religious traditions. Presents case studies to explore clinical treatment of infidelity from an ethnically sensitive…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Case Studies, Cultural Influences
Abbe, M. Ann – Currents, 2000
Discussion of ways to increase minority giving to colleges and universities debunks the myth of "minorities don't give," and reports a recent study of minority philanthropy, which details philanthropic characteristics of four minority cultures: blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and American Indians. Specific strategies recommended include…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Influences
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Benham, Maenette K. P. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 1997
Examines the different cultural and professional stories of three ethnic minority women school leaders (one African American, one Hispanic American, and one immigrant from India), each of whom rewrites her professional life script on both public and personal levels. Stories affirm each woman's struggle against overt and passive racism and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Administration, Ethnic Groups, Females
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Rees, Daniel I.; And Others – Economics of Education Review, 1996
Although researchers believe ability grouping is widespread, national descriptive statistics are scarce. Data from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study data suggest a sizeable majority of 8th- and 10th-grade students are tracked. Informal tracking patterns are similar. Low-socioeconomic students, blacks, and Hispanics tend to be…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Blacks, Grade 10, Grade 8
Lively, Kit – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Reports study findings indicating that the share of college and university presidencies held by women doubled from 1986 to 1998, and that of African American, Hispanic, Asian American, and American Indian presidents rose by 40 percent. Graphs detail findings concerning presidents' characteristics, percentage of women and minority presidents by…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, College Presidents
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Nozaki, Yoshiko – Urban Education, 2000
Discusses recent feminist theory, in particular feminist theory related to "cyborg" identity and examines some media representations of a woman-of-color superintendent. Suggests that the cyborg image offers alternative ways to consider the issue of diversity and educational leadership, including the superintendency. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Educational Administration, Females, Feminist Criticism
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Kinnier, Richard T.; Cabianca, William A.; Garos, Shelia; Barton, J. Michelle – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1997
Describes how responsible 123 counseling graduate students believe that individuals are (or should be) for 23 specific conditions or predicaments in their lives. States that it is important for counselors to be aware of their particular responsibility biases and recognize the effect such beliefs can have on their clients. (MKA)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Bias, Blacks, Counseling
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Allen, Jennifer Dacey; Peterson, Karen; Stoddard, Anne M.; Colditz, Graham; Sorensen, Gloria – Health Education Monograph Series, 2002
Describes the development and testing of Reach Out For Health, a peer-led, church-based breast cancer education program for African American and Hispanic communities. Pretest-posttest evaluation of screening practices and attitudes among women over age 40 indicated that the intervention was associated with improved attitudes toward mammography,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Blacks, Church Programs, Community Education
Cobb, Jeanne B. – 1995
A study focused on the image in children's fiction of the two largest minority groups in the United States: Americans and Hispanic Americans. It was descriptive in nature, employing quantitative and qualitative content analysis. Four research questions were developed to determine the treatment of two minority populations in contemporary children's…
Descriptors: Blacks, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Cultural Images
Penn, William S., Ed. – 1997
The narrative essays in this collection offer a vision of the race and identity of Native Americans, focusing on American Indians that have grown up in cities and towns. It is a unique collection in that it represents the ways that mixed blood people ("mixbloods") envision Indian race and heritage. It is also unique in that it extends the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Blacks, Essays, Ethnicity
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, Lincoln. – 1992
A survey of 53 private career institutions in Nebraska (56 percent located in the Omaha area) revealed the following statistics for the period July 1, 1990 to June 30, 1991: (1) 9,275 students were enrolled; (2) business programs enrolled the largest percentage (35 percent) of the total student population, with business, trade, and technical…
Descriptors: Blacks, Business Education, Cosmetology, Curriculum
Thomas, Gail E. – 1986
This report used national data to assess the participation and degree completion status of Blacks and Hispanics in U.S. graduate and professional schools. Objectives of the report were: (1) to examine national data on the graduate and professional school enrollment and degree attainment of race and sex groups in various major fields of study; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Data Analysis, Educational Attainment
Benard, Bonnie – 1991
This paper addresses the key findings of a previous study exploring the relationship between ethnicity and substance abuse and discusses them in relation to the school's role in prevention. Substance abuse cannot be addressed in ethnic communities without also addressing poverty, lack of adequate housing, health and child care, education,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Curriculum Development
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