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Park, Clara C., Ed.; Endo, Russell, Ed.; Goodwin, A. Lin, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2005
This research anthology is the third volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and explains the lived experiences of Asian and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cognitive Style, Ethnicity, Race
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Bunzel, John H. – Public Interest, 1988
Examines the negative effects of the affirmative action admissions program at the University of California Berkeley, and briefly discusses the qualifications of minority college bound students and minority recruitment in general. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, American Indians
Department of Defense Education Activity, 2006
At the end of every school year, each high school in the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is required to document the postsecondary plans and scholarships of twelfth grade students. This report provides a summary of these data, including the postsecondary plans of students and the monies offered and accepted by these students for…
Descriptors: Vocational Schools, High Schools, Scholarships, Postsecondary Education
Endo, Russell, Ed.; And Others – 1990
A variety of issues in the education of Asian American and Pacific American immigrants and refugees are addressed in the following papers: "The Acquisition of English and Ethnic Language Attrition: Implications for Research" (Michael A. Power); "Language Difference and Language Disorder in Asian Language Populations: Assessment and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Asian Americans, College Graduates
Bishop, Tom – 1985
A series of main goals and a number of secondary objectives for the Torrance School District (California) bilingual education program are outlined and their attainment assessed. The objectives apply specifically to Japanese and Korean students of limited English proficiency in four elementary schools. The goals envision the following outcomes:…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Education
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1989
This report on the flow of transfer students from the California community colleges to the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems and to independent colleges and universities in the state focuses on policy issues, trends in transfer among ethnic groups, and enrollment rates. Following a brief introduction…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Articulation (Education), Asian Americans
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
Brief summaries are provided for each of the standardized tests used in California for college admissions and placement, in accordance with the law requiring the filing of financial disclosure and test materials and data for any tests administered to as many as 3,000 persons in the State. The summaries provide narrative and tabulated data…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Aptitude Tests, Asian Americans, Black Students
Rowch, Nancy – 1984
A guide for Cambodian-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Cambodian, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Asian Americans, Attendance, Board of Education Policy
Rowch, Nancy – 1984
A guide for Lao-speaking parents of elementary and secondary school students in Nebraska provides in Laotian, and then in English, information concerning education in the state. Topics covered include: state policy concerning enrolling children in school, medical requirements for enrollment and attendance, the school curriculum requirements and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Asian Americans, Attendance, Board of Education Policy
Froning, Mary L. – 1977
One of six volumes summarizing through narrative and statistical tables data collected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its 1974 survey, this second volume details the employment status of minorities and women in state governments. Statistics in this study are designed to highlight various aspects of the employment status of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Comparative Analysis
Robertson, Winston O., Jr. – 1977
One of six volumes summarizing through narrative and statistical tables data collected by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its 1974 survey, this sixth volume details the employment status of minorities and women in special district governments (excluding school districts), by examining the general governmental activities they…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Community Services
Roos, Patricia A. – 1977
Employing data from the 1970 Census, this study investigates whether all non-Anglo ethnics experience monetary discrimination in employment. Two minority groups at opposing positions on the socioeconomic spectrum, Japanese Americans and Mexican Americans, are compared to the Anglo population. Overrepresentation in low prestige jobs,…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Asian Americans, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Employment Standards Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Women's Bureau. – 1975
Data provided in this study encompass topics such as: labor force participation, unemployment, marital status, women heads of families, working mothers, the children of working mothers, education, employment status of high school dropouts, occupations, full-time and full-year workers, and earnings. Minority workers (data refers to all races other…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Cultural Influences
Zhou, Min – California Policy Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, 2002
Today, many immigrant neighborhoods are plagued with poverty, inadequate schools, family disruption, single parenthood, teenage pregnancies, youth gangs, violent crimes, drug abuse and alcoholism, and anti-intellectual youth subcultures. Such unsettling environments put immigrant children of the inner city at greater risk than those living…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Neighborhoods, Place of Residence, Immigrants
Public Policy Forum, 2002
The Forum's 16th annual report on public schooling in Southeastern Wisconsin reveals that spending increased 4% in Southeastern Wisconsin school districts to $2.8 billion last year, although the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) experienced a significantly smaller increase (2.7%). Part of this relatively small increase can be attributed to the…
Descriptors: Busing, Neighborhoods, Neighborhood Schools, Transportation
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