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Lewis, Anne – 2001
This guide explains how low-performing schools can become high-achieving ones, using information from studies of Title I schools. It presents practical ideas from these schools and communities as well as the research base behind their success. The nine chapters are (1) "Five Steps to a Good Start" (e.g., help parents understand how children's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Class Size
Baker, Colin, Ed.; Hornberger, Nancy H., Ed. – 2001
This book contains 19 readings covering three decades of the work of academic Jim Cummins. Section 1, "The 1970s," includes: "A Theoretical Perspective on the Relationship between Bilingualism and Thought"; "The Influence of Bilingualism on Cognitive Growth: An Synthesis of Research Findings and Explanatory…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Child Development
Nevin, Ann, Ed. – Online Submission, 2005
The participants in a special education doctoral seminar for Urban SEALS (Special Education Academic Leaders) interacted with 4 national experts in urban education to identify and resolve several issues. The participants examined issues in four general areas: factors that impact students with disabilities in urban settings; factors related to…
Descriptors: School Administration, Urban Education, Disabilities, Special Education
Wilson, Dawn K., Ed.; Rodrigue, James R., Ed.; Taylor, Wendell C., Ed. – 1997
This book examines the importance of advocating healthy lifestyles among minority adolescents, who are at increased risk for particular health problems. The three central themes: highlight similarities and differences across diverse ethnic groups of adolescents while respecting their heterogeneity; emphasize innovative and culturally based…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Development, Community Programs
Citizens for Missouri's Children, St. Louis. – 1997
This KIDS COUNT report documents the status of children in all 115 Missouri counties. Following an executive summary that reports areas of improvement, stabilization, and deterioration, and profiles for the state as a whole and for Caucasians versus minorities, summary information is provided for the following indicators: (1) students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. – 1999
This document records the oral and written testimony from a 1999 Senate Committee hearing on "the forgotten half"--young people who do not continue their education past high school and, in many cases, do not finish high school. Witnesses testified that there is a great need for persons with technical skills to fill existing and projected…
Descriptors: Blacks, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Tuckett, Alan; Cara, Sue – 1999
The language competence of adults in Great Britain was examined in a national study involving interviews between April 28 and May 9, 1999, with a representative sample of 3,967 adults over the age of 16 years. Of those surveyed, 58% spoke only their mother tongue, 29% spoke one additional language, and 10% spoke two additional languages. Fifteen…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
Melenchuk, Allan S. – 1996
This document, the second in a series on diversity in the classroom, explores relationships, addresses issues, and provides a framework for examining multicultural education. It also offers practical ideas for bringing multicultural education to the classroom and school, touching on underlying assumptions and beliefs about cultural diversity,…
Descriptors: Counseling, Cultural Differences, Cultural Relevance, Curriculum Development
Martin, G. Eugene, Ed. – 2000
These 38 essays in 4 units are directed toward the future of technology education. Unit I: Evolving into the 21st Century has one essay, entitled "The Past Defines the Paths to be Taken" (Jerry Streichler). Essays 2-18, in Unit II: Exemplary Practices for the 21st Century, are "Developing a Curriculum Process" (Bryan Albrecht);…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Demography
Eurydice, 2004
The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2)…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Pilot Projects, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Young, John W. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2001
This research report is a review and analysis of all of the published studies during the past 25+ years (since 1974) in the area of differential validity/prediction and college admission testing. More specifically, this report includes 49 separate studies of differences in validity and/or prediction for different racial/ethnic groups and/or for…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Test Validity, Prediction, Educational Research
Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Issues prominent in higher education in 1996 affecting people of color are reviewed including: legislation, litigation concerning race-based aid and admission; anti-immigrant sentiment; new provost position at Howard University (District of Columbia); major anthology of African American literature; athlete eligibility standards; student aid;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Black Education
Fadigan, Kathleen A.; Hammrich, Penny L. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2004
The purpose of this longitudinal case study is to describe the educational trajectories of a sample of 152 young women from urban, low-income, single-parent families who participated in the Women in Natural Sciences (WINS) program during high school. Utilizing data drawn from program records, surveys, and interviews, this study also attempts to…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Job Skills, Females, Science Education
Morrow, Virginia – Health Education, 2004
This paper discusses some of the health implications of data produced in the course of a research project that explored the usefulness of the concept of "social capital" in relation to the health and well-being of children. The research used qualitative methods to explore 12-15 year olds' subjective experiences of their neighbourhoods,…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
Sclafane, Jamie Heather; Perry, Deidrea L.; Lolacono, Marni L.; Fryer, Craig S.; Adair, Elissa Schuler; Silver, Ellen Johnson; Bauman, Laurie J. – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2005
Gender beliefs affect adolescents' sexual motivations, perceptions, and actions (Moss, 1994) and can endanger sexual health (Haffner, 1998). We believe that teaching youth about gender norms will increase the efficacy of HIV/STD preventive interventions. We were funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to develop and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Early Adolescents, Sexuality, Gender Differences