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Colopy, Kelly W.; Tarr, Hope C. – 1994
This document presents findings of a study that identified patterns of use among a broad array of open-enrollment options available to elementary and secondary students in Minnesota. During the period 1985-91, the Minnesota legislature passed several pieces of new legislation designed to: (1) increase the educational choices available to students,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Levine, Daniel U. – 1971
In this essay on education for the poor who live in urban areas is discussed how the problems of large cities relate to the educational experience of disadvantaged children. The inter-related development of middle-class suburbs, blue-collar neighborhoods, and the central city are analyzed. The basic argument is that segregation and fragmentation…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Minority Groups, Urban Demography, Urban Education
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Peterman, William A. – Equity and Excellence, 1986
Describes some common integration maintenance techniques, explores arguments that have been used to support or oppose them, and makes a preliminary assessment of the impact of integration maintenance on Oak Park, a Chicago suburb. (LHW)
Descriptors: Demography, Desegregation Methods, Minority Groups, Neighborhood Integration
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Monk, Janice – Journal of Geography, 1987
Discusses alterations in geography instruction which must be made to meet changes in the student population. Describes areas of growth in geography education and specific teaching methods. (AEM)
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Development, Demography, Educational Needs
George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Song, Wei – GED Testing Service, 2007
This study examines the demographic, academic, social, and behavioral differences between GED (General Educational Development) Tests candidates who were and were not retained in grade. Differences between candidates who were and were not retained in grade are examined with regard to factors such as demographics, delinquent behaviors, reasons for…
Descriptors: Credentials, Grade Repetition, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis
Jakle, John A. – 1973
Forty-six ethnic and/or racial minorities are represented in this bibliography on the geographical literature of ethnic and racial minorities in North America. The bibliography is an initial step toward recognition of what geographers and other spatially-oriented social scientists and planners have discovered about the place experience of ethnic…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Demography, Ethnic Groups, Geographic Distribution
Heller, Robert W.; And Others – Executive Educator, 1988
Provides demographic information (sex, race, age, system enrollment, years in educational service, years in current position, and planned retirement age) and salary information for five school administrator job categories: superintendents, deputy or assistant superintendents, high school principals, junior high/middle school principals, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrators, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education
Cronin, Joseph M. – Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, 2002
Reviews statistics on the growing diversity of the United States and discusses its implications for institutions of higher education in the New England region. (EV)
Descriptors: Demography, Diversity (Student), Higher Education, Minority Groups
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Hudson, Stewart J. – Bioscience, 2001
Discusses some of the current and future challenges in environmental education in the United States and makes suggestions for how these challenges can best be addressed. (Contains 29 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Educational Change, Environmental Education
Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1992
This book offers an overview of the health and financing of higher education in the United States in an almanac form for 1992. Diverse and extensive types of information are arranged in three main sections, the first covering higher education in the nation as a whole, the second offering state-by-state reports and the last giving statistics on…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Finance, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Freed, Chester W. – 1986
This report, from the Department of Instruction in Dover, Delaware, provides school enrollment figures by race and ethnicity for all school districts in the state. The figures are from school reports of September 30, 1986. The four tables present the following information, respectively: (1) racial and ethnic composition by school pupil enrollment…
Descriptors: Blacks, Enrollment, Ethnic Distribution, Minority Groups
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 2001
Findings from a study of institutions that are members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) or the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) show that enrollment at public four-year institutions increased 3.4% from fall 1990 to fall 2000, going from 5.91 million students to 6.11…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Demography, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Curtin, Sally C.; Martin, Joyce A. – National Vital Statistics Reports, 2000
This report presents preliminary data for 1999 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, race, and Hispanic origin of the mother. Data on marital status, prenatal care, cesarean delivery, and low birthweight rate are also presented. Data are based on a more than 97% sample of births for 1999. The crude birth rate in…
Descriptors: Birth, Birth Rate, Demography, Minority Groups
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McNamara, James F.; McNamara, Maryanne – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1994
Solving the school dropout problem requires accurate data about the actual rates and counts for all student groups residing in the community. This article discusses ways to improve demographic accounting accuracy. Reporting only dropout rates diverts attention from dropout counts and increases the likelihood of making incorrect demographic…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Inferences, Minority Groups, Misconceptions
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Webster, Gerald R. – Journal of Geography, 2004
The United States is undergoing rapid demographic change leading to growing racial, ethnic, religious and economic diversity in our classrooms. Our students can be sensitized to this growing diversity through exposure to the concept of social justice. The purpose of this article is to provide examples of how social justice issues can be included…
Descriptors: Demography, Students, Justice, Politics
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