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Fruiht, Veronica; Boeder, Jordan; Chan, Thomas – Youth & Society, 2022
Research suggests that youth with more financial and social resources are more likely to have access to mentorship. Conversely, the rising star hypothesis posits that youth who show promise through their individual successes are more likely to be mentored. Utilizing a nationally representative sample (N = 4,882), we tested whether demographic…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Carroll, Shawna M. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2022
This article focuses on one aspect of a literacy research project: how reading and language enable embodied processes that allow for fluidity and becomings outside of the static, molar normative discourse in society and consequently in language education. I explain how one research participant continues becoming outside of white settler-colonial…
Descriptors: Reading Processes, Colonialism, Land Settlement, Bilingualism
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Orozco, Richard – Whiteness and Education, 2019
This qualitative study examines Chicanx students' accounts of teachers' (in)activity in classrooms regarding issues of racism and whiteness. Contextualised within the study of Arizona's anti-immigration law SB 1070, it draws from individual interviews, focus groups, and observational field notes to describe students' emotional responses to…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Student Attitudes, School Segregation, Whites
Mathews, T. J.; Hamilton, Brady E. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2019
Maternal education has been shown to be associated with the number of children a woman has during her childbearing years, as well as maternal and infant health (1-5). Using 2017 national birth certificate data, this report describes educational attainment of mothers aged 25 and over, overall and by race and Hispanic origin and state, and the mean…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Mothers, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Marx, Deanna – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Latinx students are enrolling in four-year higher education institutions at a rapidly increasing rate. However, an alarming low number complete their degrees. Institutional barriers such as racism, language discrimination, cultural conflict, privilege of citizenship, and lack of role models present challenges to degree completion for Latinx…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Mentors, Cultural Relevance, College Students
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Columna, Luis; Hodge, Samuel R.; Samalot-Rivera, Amaury; Vigo-Valentín, Alexander N.; Cervantes, Carlos M. – Quest, 2018
The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of Hispanic faculty involved in physical education teacher education programs at predominantly White colleges and universities in the United States. The study was positioned in the theoretical framework of organizational socialization. Participants were Hispanic (n = 6) faculty from various…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Minority Group Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Redding, Christopher; Baker, Dominique J. – AERA Open, 2019
The growing evidence on the importance of teacher representation points to the need to better understand the factors shaping the lack of racial/ethnic diversity in the teacher workforce. In this study, we examine the extent to which college major choice explains racial/ethnic gaps in teaching. Drawing on data from the Baccalaureate and Beyond…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Diversity (Faculty), Race, Ethnicity
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Arana, Evelyn; Carroll-Scott, Amy; Massey, Philip M.; Lee, Nora L.; Klassen, Ann C.; Yudell, Michael – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Little information exists on the associations between intellectual disability (ID) and race/ethnicity on mammogram frequency. This study collected survey and medical record data to examine this relationship. Results indicated that Hispanic and Black women with ID were more likely than White women with ID to have mammograms every 2 years.…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Cancer
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Dennis L. Rudnick, Editor – Myers Education Press, 2024
"Resisting Divide-and-Conquer Strategies in Education: Pathways and Possibilities" examines the ways in which divide-and-conquer strategies operate in the American public education system. In U.S. education, these mechanisms are endemic and enduring, if not always evident. Coordinated, strategic, well-funded, politically-viable campaigns…
Descriptors: Public Education, Ideology, Social Influences, Political Issues
Zablotsky, Benjamin; Alford, Josephine M. – National Center for Health Statistics, 2020
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities are the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders in children and often coexist. Previous research has suggested that the prevalence of these conditions may differ by race and Hispanic origin. Using timely, nationally representative data, this report examines the…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Incidence, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Brown-Wood, JaNay E.; Solari, Emily J. – Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Children's books support children's development, but many factors influence interest in engaging with books, including book physical features. Additionally, the lack of diverse children's books makes it difficult to determine whether racial characters influence children's book preferences. This study utilized a forced-choice selection task to…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Asian American Students, Childrens Literature, Books
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Kumanyika, Shiriki – Health Education & Behavior, 2019
Efforts to combat the U.S. obesity epidemic have been ongoing in earnest for nearly two decades, informed by a substantial body of knowledge and guided by numerous programmatic and policy recommendations. Yet, although there are some bright spots, I sense frustration in the public health community with the overall lack of clear progress in…
Descriptors: Obesity, Incidence, Race, Ethnicity
Diaz, Hermen – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this study is to examine the role of a Latinx cultural center in facilitating the sense of belonging of Latinx/o men at a predominantly White institution. This study examines how Latinx/o men perceive, experience, and participate in cultural centers, specifically from an ecological viewpoint. This research examines the Latinx…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Males, Racial Composition, Whites
Rory T. Richards – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research looked at Higher Education Leaders' Perceptions of Persistence and Achievement of Afro Caribbean Immigrant Students. The research was qualitative and took a phenomenological, narrative approach. Sixteen administrators, across three campuses, one private for-profit and two public nonprofits were interviewed. The participants consisted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Immigrants, Latin Americans
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Markowitz, Anna J.; Bassok, Daphna; Grissom, Jason A. – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
Parental engagement is central to Head Start's two-generation mission. Drawing on research linking teacher-child racial/ethnic match to educational outcomes, the present study explores whether teacher-child match increases parental involvement in Head Start activities designed to support children and families. Using data from the 2006 and 2009…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Parent Participation, Preschool Education, Teacher Student Relationship
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