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Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco; Kulis, Stephen; Hecht, Michael L. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Contrasted role of ethnic labels and identity in predicting drug use among seventh graders. Found that minority students with strong ethnic pride reported less drug use/exposure than those with weak pride; ethnically proud White students reported more. Minority students who viewed themselves as consistent with their ethnic group reported more drug…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences
Borden, Victor H. M. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1996
Data from an annual survey on higher education degrees awarded to minority group members are summarized and presented. From 1988-89 to 1992-93, the increase in degrees awarded to minorities has outpaced those conferred on whites. Institutional ratings, based on number of degrees conferred, are presented for baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Blacks

Schlosser, Linda Kramer – Journal of Teacher Education, 1992
The school lives of culturally diverse young adolescents identified as potential dropouts were studied ethnographically. Data collected across two years indicated that teachers who students considered most successful in helping them learn used practices based on knowledge about students' home cultures and knowledge about the impact of students'…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Awareness

Rodriguez, Alicia P. – Educational Theory, 1999
Examines four books written by Latinos on Latinos' educational experiences. The books expand on public perceptions of Latinos as a problem, viewing them as a complex group that struggles for and with education despite numerous obstacles. The books are about transformations and departures from ethnic stereotypes. The paper discusses contemporary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Educational Legislation
Merisotis, Jamie P.; McCarthy, Kirstin – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2005
This chapter examines the unique contributions and strategies of minority-serving institutions that successfully serve and graduate students of color.
Descriptors: Minority Groups, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, College Students
Storch, Eric A.; Nock, Matthew K.; Masia-Warner, Carrie; Barlas, Mitchell E. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2003
We examined the relation of overt and relational victimization to depressive symptoms, fear of negative evaluation (FNE), social avoidance, and loneliness in a sample of Hispanic and African-American children. The Social Experience Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory, Social Anxiety Scale for Children--Revised, and Asher Loneliness…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Psychological Patterns, Social Experience
Rogosa, David – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
This chapter provides an overview of statistical issues arising in work on educational assessment and school accountability, organized around some of the most consequential misunderstandings. The article proceeds via a series of nine vignettes describing misunderstandings of statistical uncertainty in educational assessment and school…
Descriptors: Small Schools, Intervals, Educational Assessment, Correlation
Beebe, Anthony E.; Walleri, R. Dan – Community College Journal, 2005
It is the 20th anniversary of the release of Dale Parnell's landmark book "The Neglected Majority". In this book, Parnell pointed out that for too long America's educational system has focused on the highest and lowest achievers. He made the case that most of those students in the middle two high school quartiles neither prepare for nor aspire to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Market, Labor Force Development, Student Needs
Falbo, Toni; Glover, Robert W.; Holcombe, W. Lee; Stokes, S. Lynne – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2005
This article examines the antecedents and consequences of residential choice and school transfers within one of the eight largest urban school districts in Texas. This study is based on survey data from a representative sample of parents of K-12 students enrolled in this district. In addition to demographic characteristics of the family, the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Low Income, Elementary Secondary Education, Motivation
Lundy, Garvey F. – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2003
Oppositional culture theory has been primarily used to explain race and ethnic differences in education. It argues that members of involuntary minority groups tend to underachieve for fear of being sanctioned by their peers. The underlying assumption, then, is that academic success harms peer relationships for involuntary minorities more than it…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Academic Achievement, Gender Differences, Minority Groups
Reid, Karla Scoon – Education Week, 2004
An overwhelming majority of public school teachers and students believe that racially integrated schooling is important. When asked what effect racially diverse environments have on achievement, half of teachers and three-quarters of students responded that integrated classes have no impact on student learning. This article reports on a poll…
Descriptors: Classroom Desegregation, Teacher Student Relationship, White Students, Public Schools
Minami, Masahiko, Ed.; Kennedy, Bruce P., Ed. – 1991
This collection of articles related to language issues and literacy and bilingual and multicultural education include the following: "Three Processes in the Child's Acquisition of Syntax" (Roger Brown and Ursula Bellugi); "Pre-School Children's Knowledge of English Phonology" (Charles Read); "Stages in Language Development and Reading Exposure"…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Cultural Influences
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1993
In 1988, the California legislature provided funding for development of two Middle College High School (MCHS) projects, one at Contra Costa College (CCC), and another one at Los Angeles Southwest College (LASC). The MCHS is a high school program on a college campus designed to meet the needs of high risk urban youth with college potential. Through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students, Career Counseling
Rivera, Natasha – 1992
Helpful Opportunities for Pupil Enrichment (Project HOPE) was designed to provide services to Chinese-speaking and Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency in grades 6, 7, and 8, as well as their parents and siblings and the instructional staff. In 1991-92, the project enrolled 160 male and 159 female students. The project was to…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Career Education, Chinese, Computer Literacy
Donato, Ruben; And Others – 1993
This chapter examines connections between segregation and Chicano school failure. The isolation of Chicano students in "Mexican schools" or in high-density ethnic minority schools is a long-standing fact of the Chicano schooling experience. Current data reveal that Chicanos and other Latino students continue to be segregated and are…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Bilingual Education, Desegregation Effects, Educational Change