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Moline, Arlett E.; Hendel, Darwin D. – 1992
A study was done of ways to use data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Programs (CIRP) to provide information on policy questions related to international education. The CIRP survey is an annual project that provides participating institutions with the opportunity to use the database to explore questions concerning an institution's…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, College Freshmen, Data Analysis, Databases
New York City Board of Education, NY. – 1984
Seventeen tables of statistical data on students in New York City Public Schools are provided for the years 1970-81. The data are briefly discussed under seven categories. (1) Enrollment: from 1971-72 to 1981-82, enrollment in the public school system declined by 19.5%, most of the decline being in elementary school enrollments. A considerable…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Attendance Patterns, Black Students, Dropout Rate
Puente, Sylvia – 1997
The Working Poor Project is a joint activity of the Chicago Urban League, the Latino Institute, and Northern Illinois University. Its purpose is to study the nature, extent, and impact of working poverty in seven counties in the Chicago (Illinois) metropolitan area. Phase I of this project developed a statistical profile of the area's working poor…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Census Figures, Disadvantaged Youth
Rapp, Adrian – Community College Social Science Journal, 1982
Describes a study of the racial prejudice of students at a southern two-year college conducted by sociology students using the Bogardus Social Distance Scale. Found that Blacks appeared to feel more prejudice than Whites, Mexican-Americans, and Asians; males more prejudice than females; and that age was not a determining factor. (DMM)
Descriptors: Age, Asian Americans, Black Students, Community Colleges
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Brandon, Paul R. – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1991
Gender differences in educational attainment among a national sample of 117 male and 99 female Asian-American high school seniors are examined. Young Asian-American females, especially immigrants and Chinese Americans, reach high levels of educational attainment more quickly than their male counterparts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
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East, Patricia L. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1998
Racial and ethnic differences in girls' desired and perceived normative role timing and the extent to which socioeconomic and family factors, school, and job aspirations might be linked with girls' role-timing expectations are studied (N=574). Racial and ethnic differences are contrasted with socioeconomic differences. The need for…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Asian Americans, Ethnicity, Family Influence
Smith, Michael Peter, Ed.; Feagin, Joe R., Ed. – 1995
The essays in this collection provide a background for discussions about multiculturalism, cultural politics, and urban crises by illustrating the ways in which race is still a central source of meaning, identity, and power and why it is intensifying as a category, rather than diminishing. Selections include: (1) "Putting 'Race' in Its…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Democracy, Disadvantaged Youth
Steele, Sara M. – 1994
Designed to provide trend data about critical transitions experienced by students as they leave elementary or middle school and progress through high school and beyond, this study examines the extent of traumatic events experienced by 10th graders of various ethnic backgrounds and family types. In addition, the study demonstrates the importance of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Ethnic Groups
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. Dept. of Special Education. – 1991
This report provides, in textual and tabular forms, information on the role of ethnicity in special education identification and placement in Illinois. Comparison of the ethnic composition of the total public elementary and secondary education population and of students receiving special education services indicated some disproportions. White…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Siskind, Judith A. – 1981
This paper discusses mental health service issues for minorities who confront racism and pressures toward conformity to middle-class standards and at the same time feel the need to explore their own history and values. The paper describes group identity as a source of adaptive mechanisms for coping with discrimination and then reviews themes in…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Community Services
Simon, Paul L.; Simon, Regina A. – 1978
This selective bibliography lists books and some dissertations and theses relating to ethnicity. It is intended for junior and senior high school students, undergraduate college students, and the general public. The objective is to help ethnic groups, community agencies, and individuals in Cincinnati locate relevant source material concerning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Arabs
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1997
The Minorities and Communication section of the Proceedings contains the following seven papers: "HIV/AIDS Video Programming for Latino Youth" (Hilary N. Karasz); "Use of Asian American History in the News Media: The Discourse of 'Model Minority'" (Chiung Hwang Chen and Ethan Yorgason); "No Racism Here: News Coverage of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
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Do, Hien Duc – OAH Magazine of History, 1996
Presents instructional materials for a unit of study reexamining the effects of the Vietnam War on the Vietnamese migration to the United States. These materials discuss the historical background of this migration as well as the development of Vietnamese American communities and their relationship to other Asian American communities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Asian Americans, Cultural Interrelationships, Economic Factors
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Zaidi, Irum F.; Crepaz, Nicole; Song, Ruiguang; Wan, Choi K.; Lin, Lillian S.; Hu, Dale J.; Sy, Francisco S. – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
Although the percentage of overall AIDS diagnoses remains low among Asian and Pacific Islanders (APIs) in the United States compared with other racial/ethnic groups, research on API risk behaviors and health status suggest that the low number of AIDS cases may not provide a full picture of the epidemic and issues faced by this understudied and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Pacific Islanders, Prevention, Health Promotion
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Killen, Melanie; Henning, Alexandra; Kelly, Megan Clark; Crystal, David; Ruck, Martin – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2007
US majority (European-American) and minority (African-American, Latin-American, Asian-American) children were interviewed regarding race-based and non-race based reasons for exclusion in interracial peer contexts (N = 685), evenly divided by gender at 9, 12, and 15 years of age (4th, 7th, and 10th grades) attending 13 US public schools. All…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Peer Relationship, Peer Influence, Social Experience
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