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Pacheco, Arturo – Metropolitan Universities: An International Forum, 1994
This paper reviews the literature on student retention at urban colleges and explores notions of student involvement and academic and social integration especially in relation to nontraditional students. It describes some programmatic interventions designed to improve retention. The paper concludes that partnerships with public schools may have a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, College Role, College School Cooperation
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Merryfield, Merry M.; And Others – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1995
Presents three reactions to James A. Banks' article, "Transformative Challenges to the Social Science Disciplines: Implications for Social Studies Teaching and Learning." Calls for more emphasis on global education, agrees that teaching and learning strategies should be changed, and recommends changes in preservice teacher education.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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Honig, Alice Sterling – Contemporary Education, 1995
Early educational enrichment is a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of low achievement, school dropout, and dysfunctional adult behaviors. The article examines major areas related to preschool and school functioning that require consciousness raising and activism during early childhood education, suggesting ways to help sustain children's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Consciousness Raising, Early Childhood Education
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1992
College enrollment data are presented for American Indian, Asian-American, African-American, Hispanic-American, foreign, and white student proportions of total enrollment for 1980 and 1990, and 1990 distribution by institution type (private, public, four-year, two-year), gender, and level (undergraduate, graduate, professional) for 1980, 1982,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Comparative Analysis
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Heger, Herbert K.; Engelhardt, Jon M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 1991
Describes the development of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) tests which predict student success in mathematics on the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) and readiness for college mathematics. Institutions wishing to expand ethnic diversity in teacher education must help minority students prepare for tests like the TASP. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, College Bound Students
Duffus, Lee R.; Isaacs, Madelyn L. – Florida Educational Research Council Research Bulletin, 1992
Describes two programs (College-for-a-Day and Scholars Club) to encourage higher education as a realistic goal and to promote scholarship and leadership among middle and high school minority youth in Lee County (Florida). College-for-a-Day is operated in collaboration with University of South Florida and Edison Community College. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, College School Cooperation, College Students
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Gross, Susan – Journal of Negro Education, 1993
Studies racial and ethnic differences in mathematics achievement for elementary school students in a large suburban school system in the Washington (DC) metropolitan area. Results with more than 5,000 students show minority students performing at a lower level than majority students. Issues of teacher attitudes, teaching methods, and the role of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Asian American Students, Black Students, Constructivism (Learning)
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Villegas, Ana Maria; Clewell, Beatriz Chu – Theory into Practice, 1998
To increase the representation of people of color in teaching, the potential candidate pool must expand beyond those who are likely to attend college. Paraprofessional school personnel, who typically are from minority groups, constitute a ready source for increasing the supply of diverse teachers. Five strategies that contribute to the success of…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College School Cooperation, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Pluralism
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Rhine, Steve – Journal of Teacher Education, 1995
Discusses the effect of inservice and preservice education emphasizing the educational needs of limited-English- proficient students, examining a study of the effects of English language proficiency on teachers' assessment of students' understanding. Results indicated that despite inservice education, teachers did not accommodate students' needs…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Students
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D'Amico, Joseph J. – ERS Spectrum, 2001
Research shows that the minority/white achievement gap is real and is having devastating effects on youth and society. However, school leaders can influence certain educational causes and correlates (like teacher qualifications and expectations). Programs must be individualized, and narrowing the achievement gap should become a national priority.…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Black Students, Educational Environment, Educational Policy
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van Tuijl, Cathy; Leseman, Paul P. M. – Infant and Child Development, 2004
This study examined whether the effects on cognitive and language outcomes of a recently developed home-based educational intervention program, Opstap Opnieuw, for 4-6-years-old disadvantaged children could be explained by improved mother-child interaction. The present sample (n = 30) was drawn from a larger sample of Turkish-Dutch families (n =…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Observation, Low Income
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Seeley, Ken – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2004
The issue of underachievement among the gifted has captured the interest of educators sporadically over the past thirty years. In the most basic definition, an underachiever is a student who does not achieve in the academic areas at a level consistent with his or her capability. When underachievement is applied to the gifted, it becomes a more…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Underachievement, Educational Environment, Dropout Prevention
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Hagedorn, Linda Serra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004
This chapter uses data from the Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students project to provide evidence of success among racially diverse students in the Los Angeles Community College District. Through interviews with student services personnel, it also describes the specific efforts that may be responsible for this success. In…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Schools, Student Diversity, Ethnic Groups
Lea, Virginia; Griggs, Tom – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2005
This article presents the authors' ongoing research into two different pedagogical projects within teacher credential courses: one in critical multicultural education and the other in foundations of education. The data were gathered in Northern California and in Colorado. Both projects were designed to help students-teachers become more aware of…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Hidden Curriculum, Foundations of Education, Teacher Educators
Marks, Joseph L.; Diaz, Alicia A. – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2009
The "Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fact Book on Higher Education" is one of the nation's most comprehensive collections of comparative data on higher education. For decades, state leaders, policy-makers, researchers and journalists have used the "Fact Book" to find useful data quickly--and to learn more about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Technical Institutes, Tuition
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