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Nam, Yunju; Mason, Lisa Reyes; Kim, Youngmi; Clancy, Margaret; Sherraden, Michael – Social Work Research, 2013
This study examined whether and how survey response differs by race and Hispanic origin, using data from birth certificates and survey administrative data for a large-scale statewide experiment. The sample consisted of mothers of infants selected from Oklahoma birth certificates using a stratified random sampling method (N = 7,111). This study…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Recruitment, American Indians, Sampling
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Roach, Rick; Gamez Vargas, Juanita; David, Kevin M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2015
Policy, financial, and transportation barriers have limited participation in dual enrollment for marginalized (low-socioeconomic, first-generation, and ethnic minority) students in Oklahoma. This chapter presents a collaborative effort by education and community leaders that has successfully eliminated these barriers and increased the number of…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, State Policy, Barriers, Transportation
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Savage, William W., Jr. – Journal of Ethnic Studies, 1974
Compares contemporary racial attitudes in two Southern Plains communities with pertinent studies of the peoples and regions adjacent to them. The evidence presented by Indian and white informants indicates distinct and definable racial prejudice. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: American Indians, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Stereotypes, Minority Groups
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, DC. – 1994
In March and April 1994, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting conducted a focus group study of Native Americans to determine how they perceive public television. The focus groups were conducted by American Indian Telecommunications to determine the general viewing habits of Indians, their awareness of television programming, their response to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Attitudes, Audience Response, Cultural Pluralism
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Wood, Peter B.; Clay, W. Charles – Youth & Society, 1996
Offers an alternative, structural-based explanation regarding American Indians' lower academic performance compared to their white counterparts. Findings from a sample of 352 American Indian and more than 1,000 white high school students show that perceived structural constraints play a significant role in reducing academic performance among…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1997
The Student Transfer Matrix provides data on the numbers of students transferring from Oklahoma public and private institutions of higher education to other Oklahoma institutions, using data from receiving institutions. Among the highlights are: the number of students who transferred to four-year and two-year institutions remained steady at 57.8…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, College Students
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1996
A study investigated bachelor's degree completion times and related factors for students in Oklahoma higher education institutions. Data were drawn from survey information on 1,399 college freshmen in 1995 and cohort data on the entire freshman population of 37,059 in 1988. Analyses focus on comparison of students' expected and actual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Advanced Placement, Age Differences
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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Oklahoma City. – 1998
This report provides data on student characteristics, enrollments, and flow in Oklahoma's postsecondary education institutions, public and private, including two-year colleges. Maps and tables, with some narrative, present information on enrollments as a percentage of population, rates of entry into postsecondary education, geographic distribution…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students