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Seifer, Nancy, Ed. – 1973
This consultation was structured to provide a forum for participants to grapple with issues surrounding ethnic group identity, ethnic studies, intergroup conflict, and essential new roles for schools, colleges and community groups; and to chart new courses of action for New Jersey. The document includes a brief summary of the program. The morning…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Role, Conflict Resolution, Cultural Differences
Wilber, George L.; And Others – 1975
The purpose of this report is to describe and evaluate participation and status achievements of Spanish origin persons and American Indians in the labor market relative to the participation of whites. An ultimate aim is to identify factors contributing to intergroup differences and to determine whether differences reflect discrimination.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Comparative Analysis, Economic Research, Employment
California State Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing, Sacramento. – 1975
This report, designed to provide the Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing with documentation concerning the need for credentialing in bilingual/ cross-cultural education, is based on the examination of the performance of minority populations in California having a cultural and linguistic background different than that of the dominant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Asian Americans, Bilingual Education

Jensen, Richard J.; Abeyta, Cara J. – Western Journal of Speech Communication, 1987
Assesses the efforts of Asian-American activists who, during the l960s and l970s, initiated local movements to raise ethnic consciousness and alter majority attitudes. Examines the implications of their experience for a revised understanding of movement rhetoric. Proposes the refinement of theories on social movements through the addition of a…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Activism, Asian Americans, Communication Research
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1986
Implications of the Higher Education Amendments are summarized regarding student aid, facilities, child care, libraries, community development, continuing and cooperative education, developing institutions, disadvantaged students, education research and development, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, graduate education,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Continuing Education, Cooperative Education, Day Care
Keppel, Francis – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
The Holmes Group report and the Carnegie Task Force report concur on the American problem of decreasing standards for entry into teaching during times of teacher shortage. This article compares and contrasts the two reports, refers to similar proposals, and raises issues not covered in either report. Four footnotes are appended. (IW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Accrediting Agencies, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Holmes, Wendell P., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes 11 effective steps taken by the Duval County (Florida) school board to improve the academic achievement of minority students, as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test. Programs include eliminating social promotion, developing tests of essential skills and minimum skills, involving the family, and helping with personal problems. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Banks, James A.; Banks, Cherry A. McGee – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
With this collection of chapters by leading scholars and researchers in the field, the reader can develop the knowledge and skills needed to maximize the opportunities that diversity offers while minimizing its challenges. The reader will explore current and emerging research, concepts, debates, and teaching strategies for educating students from…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, High Stakes Tests, Test Use, Social Class
Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education
"The Achiever" is a monthly newsletter designed expressly for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) Proposed Budget Invests More Into NCLB, Neediest Students; (2) Making History: L.A. County School With Disadvantaged…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Newsletters, Federal Programs, Public Agencies
James, Carl E. – Canadian Scholars' Press Inc, 2005
Dr. Carl E. James is well known for his work in the area of the Sociology of Sport. Race in Play is on the continuum of his earlier research in the sociology of sport, and youth, race, and education. James takes the reader on an edifying walk through the structural, institutional community which supports and sustains sports, at the same time…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Minority Groups, Womens Athletics, Sociology
Nganga, Lydiah; Kambutu, John – Online Submission, 2005
Background: Public schools in the United States are still segregated along cultural and racial lines 50 years after the 1954 Supreme Court's ruling. For example, Orfield and Lee, 2004; and Orfield, 2001) indicated that White student in the United States attended schools that were 80 percent White. Ethnic minority children (children of color),…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Racial Discrimination, Public Schools, Teaching Methods
Tyler, John H. – 2002
The impact of the General Educational Development certificate (GED) on the earnings of high school dropouts who seek the credential were estimated. The estimates were derived by using several different types of estimation methods to analyze data linking Florida GED test information with quarterly earnings records collected by Florida's…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Correctional Education
Gau, Qi-Jian, Comp. – 2001
This 2001 report is an institutional profile for LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York. The report includes the following sections: (1) a student body profile; (2) enrollment profile; (3) measures of success (degree and graduation statistics); (4) adult and continuing education; and (5) institutional resources (information…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age, Basic Skills, Buildings
Horwath, Jan, Ed. – 2001
This book provides a comprehensive guide to recent development in the research and practice of assessing children in need. The book examines the policy framework for assessment, the process of assessment, and how to assess a child's developmental needs and the capacity of that child's parents and family to respond to those needs. Following an…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Caseworker Approach, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare
Thomas, Thomas – 1999
This paper, written from the perspective of a classroom teacher who is also the child of immigrant parents, examines issues related to teaching reading to low-literate minority students for whom English is not their first language. The paper presents background issues, examines the process of language acquisition, and focuses on the following: the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Classroom Environment