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Fuller, Rhema D.; Percy, Vernon E.; Bruening, Jennifer E.; Cotrufo, Raymond J. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2013
Purpose: As there is little research that investigates the experiences of minority boys participating in youth development programs (Fashola, 2003), the current research focused on a sport-based youth development program for early adolescent Black and Latino boys in Hartford, CT. Specifically, the present study explored (a) what attracted minority…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Youth Programs, Males, Participation
Belton, Montrio Montess, Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The academic achievement gap that exists between middle class White and non-White and poor students is well-documented. As policy-makers and educational leaders in South Carolina grapple with the academic achievement gap between White and non-White students, it has become increasingly important for them to include the growing Hispanic population…
Descriptors: African American Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Hispanic American Students, Minority Groups
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Thadani, Vandana; Cook, Melissa S.; Griffis, Kathy; Wise, Joe A.; Blakey, Aqila – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2010
Low-income and minority students in the U.S. are disproportionately subjected to didactic, teacher-controlled instruction--a phenomenon called "the pedagogy of poverty" (Haberman, 1991). This study examined the role that curriculum-based interventions could play in addressing these equity issues in science education. Eight teachers from…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Intervention, Poverty, Student Diversity