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Danso, Kofi; Lum, Terry – Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 2013
Using survey data from 1,036 participants, which included 4 immigrant groups, we examined the factors that influence immigrants' experiences as they interact with nonimmigrant Americans. Logistic and multinomial regression results indicate that non-European immigrants were more likely to report negative experiences with Americans. The odds of…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Surveys, Social Work, Social Science Research
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Chan, Kam Chi; Lam, Shui-Fong; Covault, Jacquelyn M. – Intercultural Education, 2009
Previous research has linked ethical caring, high expectations, and instructional practices relevant to student culture as three fundamental characteristics of exemplary teachers for children from ethnic minority groups in the American school system. Praise and criticism, as overt behaviors of care and expectations, were examined in a…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Criticism, Positive Reinforcement, Minority Groups
Sternberg, Robert J.; Grigorenko, Elena L.; Birney, Damian P.; Fredine, Nancy; Jarvin, Linda; Jeltova, Ida – National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, 2007
The goal of this research project was to investigate the use of dynamic assessment to increase equity, fairness, and accuracy in the testing of abilities and achievement. Dynamic tests have been found to reveal developing expertise in underrepresented minorities around the world that is not revealed by conventional static tests. The…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Grade 4, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans
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Pinkus, Susanna – Support for Learning, 2006
Under current government directives, parents, along with professionals, are ascribed a central role in contributing to the processes associated with meeting their children's special needs. Yet many obstacles continue to hinder the achievement of good working relationships between parents and professionals. For parents located within minority…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Jews, Systems Approach, Ethnic Groups
Garcia, David R.; Molnar, Alex; Merrill, Bruce – Arizona Education Policy Initiative, 2006
"Parent Attitudes about Education in Arizona: 2006" is the third-annual study of the opinion of Arizona parents on the issues facing public schools. The study is conducted by the Arizona Education Policy Initiative (AEPI), a collaboration of Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona, and it is a…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Ethnic Groups, Public Education, Public Opinion