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Finn, Brenda Doherty – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1996
Discusses student educational isolation due to social, economic, cultural, and generational factors, particularly as it applies to Latino adolescents where school setting, language, gender, poverty, and ethnic prejudice are marginalizing forces. Educational strategies that are consistent with a broadened view of marginality are suggested and a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Economically Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups
Stevens, Kelly; Phillips, Jon – 1990
This paper describes and presents the results of an exploratory study of six Vietnamese American students who attended an English-as-a-Second-Language class during their first year of study at Drexel University in Pennsylvania. The paper addresses the issue of the growing variety of cultures represented in today's college students by examining…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, College Students, Cultural Isolation, Culture Conflict
Leary, Linda F.; Wightman, Lawrence E. – 1982
This publication reports demographic data describing the population of examinees who took the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) during the administration year October 1980 through July 1981. This information was obtained from examinee responses to the nine-item Biographical Information Questionnaire, other information on the 1980-81…
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Business Administration Education, College Entrance Examinations, Demography
MAUSS, ARMAND L. – 1967
ADAPTATION OF THE FOURFOLD TYPOLOGY DEVELOPED BY CLARK AND TROW TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE ENVIRONMENT PERMITS DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE. STUDENTS OF THE FOUR TYPES DIFFER PRIMARILY IN THEIR VALUE COMMITMENTS TO (1) THE VALUES OF THE ADULT WORLD AND (2) THE PURSUIT OF INTELLECTUAL IDEAS. THE SUBCULTURE…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Classification, Conceptual Schemes, Cultural Background
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. – 1969
A drug abuse education program was implemented in grades five, seven, and nine in the Baltimore City Public Schools. Unit plans outline the curriculum content and learning activities for each of the three grades. The major objective in grade five is to familiarize pupils with various medically used drugs and to develop an understanding that they…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Drug Abuse
Metha, Arlene – 1972
A study was conducted to determine if eight distinct subcultures of college students reflect differences concerning psychological anomie (alienation) and existential frustration. In addition, the purpose of this study was to explore the interaction among eight college student subcultures and sex and race for psychological anomie and existential…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, College Students, Educational Research, Psychological Patterns
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Trueba, Henry T.; Delgado-Gaitan, Concha – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1985
As part of a larger study of seven Mexican children in California, researchers investigated the problems Hispanic students may have in adjusting to a school culture different from their home culture. Findings suggest that effective teachers understand the significance of collective work in the Mexican family. (KH)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Allen, Micki – 2001
Career and technical education (CTE) in Michigan is delivered in a variety of ways. St. Joseph County, Michigan, uses a comprehensive high school to serve all its CTE students. St. Joseph County's delivery system requires visiting students to receive CTE instruction at a site that serves as a traditional high school setting for the home students.…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Planning, Environmental Influences
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Hardy, Cindy L.; Bukowski, William M.; Sippola Lorrie K. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2002
Assessed Canadian young adolescents' peer relationships as students moved from grade 6 in small elementary schools to middle-level schools offering grades 7 to 12. Found that girls experienced greater instability in reciprocated friendships than boys. Found that girls, more so than boys, lost old friendships and formed new friendships with…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Friendship, Institutional Characteristics
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Lesko, Nancy – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1988
Examines the professionalization of high school cheerleading, investigating the impact of a national association which establishes cheerleading standards and is involved in cheerleader selection. Finds that the increased status and skill associated with this national organization results in a bureaucratization of cheerleading and usurpation of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Extracurricular Activities, High School Students
Mack, Delores E.; And Others – 1995
Seniors (N=150) from five private colleges completed and returned a survey consisting of five sections: (1) the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure; (2) demographic information and questions about the extent of the respondent's interaction with other racial/ethnic groups; (3) questions about comfort level when interacting with Asian, White, Black,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Groups
Giroux, Henry A. – 1996
This book examines the racist and sexist assault on today's youth which is being played out in the realms of popular and children's culture. The book interrogates the aesthetic of violence in a number of public arenas--talk radio, Disney animation, and in such films as "Pulp Fiction,""Kids,""Slackers," and…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Zikopoulos, Marianthi, Ed. – 1991
This publication provides a complete census and analysis of the foreign postsecondary student population studying in the United States. The report consists of five chapters. The first chapter compares "Open Doors" (a statistical compilation on foreign students) and this publication, pointing out the unique contributions of each publication as well…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Enrollment Trends
Willis, David B. – 1986
This case study of 215 high school students in Columbia Academy, an international school in Kobe, Japan, was conducted from 1980 to 1985 to examine the values students hold in relation to their demographic characteristics. The study, written by a faculty member of this school who also served on the Educational Policy Committee of the Board of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnocentrism, Foreign Students, International Education
Digranes, Jo Lynn Autry – 1985
A participant observation study was conducted to address socialization, cultural, and values questions related to high school students' interactions with microcomputers. Specific issues addressed included: (1) student social patterns in microcomputer interactions; (2) cultural and sex differences in microcomputer interactions; and (3) student…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews, Microcomputers
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