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North Forest Independent School District, Houston, TX. – 1976
Although it deals with both years of the program, this report is primarily concerned with the second year of Project ORDER. The program's objectives were to improve the general school atmosphere, including teacher, student, and parent attitudes toward the school; to show continued significant improvement in pupil behavior; and to substantially…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Autoinstructional Aids, Curriculum, Educational Environment
Miksch, Karen L.; Higbee, Jeanne L.; Jehangir, Rashne R.; Lundell, Dana Britt; Bruch, Patrick L.; Siaka, Kwabena; Dotson, Michael V. – Center for Research on Developmental Education and Urban Literacy, University of Minnesota, 2003
The Multicultural Awareness Project for Institutional Transformation (MAP IT) was developed at the University of Minnesota's General College with the goal of integrating multicultural education within higher education. As the acronym indicates, the aim is transformative. MAP IT is an adaptation of "Diversity Within Unity: Essential Principles for…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Student Diversity
Miller, Bruce A.; Hahn, Karen J. – 1997
This book documents community-based educational practices that hold promise for rural communities struggling to survive in difficult times. Rural schools can benefit from closer ties to community by providing opportunities for community-based learning through community service and career exploration. On the other hand, community development groups…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Community Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Cooperation
Grayson, J. Paul – 1993
This study examined the academic and social experiences of first-year science students at "Big U," a large multi-cultural and multi-racial commuter university located in a large Canadian city. A total of 498 incoming science students were surveyed in September, November, and February-March of the first year. Response rates for the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Freshmen, Commuter Colleges
Rainey, Susan J.; Kinsler, Waren S.; Kannarr, Tina L.; Reaves, Asa E. – 1995
This document is comprised of California state statutes, federal legislation, and court litigation pertaining to hate speech and the First Amendment. The document provides an overview of California education code sections relating to the regulation of speech; basic principles of the First Amendment; government efforts to regulate hate speech,…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Fletcher, Richard, Ed.; Browne, Rollo, Ed. – Boys in Schools Bulletin: Practical Initiatives Addressing Boys' Needs, 1999
This document is comprised of volume 2 of a quarterly bulletin for educators in Australia providing a practical focus to improving boys' schooling. The April 1999 issue focuses on the role of school executives, or administrators, on supporting educational initiatives. This issue includes articles describing the development of a program-based…
Descriptors: Administrators, Cooperative Learning, Depression (Psychology), Educational Environment
Coltin, Lillian – 1999
School-age children between the ages of 5 and 14 spend up to 80% of their time out of school. These hours represent an opportunity to help children grow and acquire important social, emotional, cognitive, and physical skills and to help them develop lifelong interests. This time can also be used to provide support for the academic challenges faced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Education, After School Programs, Community Programs
Iffert, Robert E. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
The purpose of this study has been to inquire into the extent and character of retention, transfer, and withdrawal of undergraduate students in a group of representative institutions of higher education. Attention has been given to characteristics of students, their standing in high school and on placement, their reasons for going to college,…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Extracurricular Activities, Paying for College, Undergraduate Students
Lee, Stacey J. – Teachers College Press, 2005
Pushing the boundaries of Asian American educational discourse, this book explores the way a group of first- and second-generation Hmong students created their identities as "new Americans" in response to their school experiences. Offering an opportunity to rethink the "norm," this important volume pays particular attention to…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Hmong People, Ethnicity, Racial Identification
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Brothen, Thomas; Romano, John L. – Community/Junior College Research Quarterly, 1979
Describes a study using the Student Reactions to College (SRC) questionnaire to investigate students' perceptions of General College of the University of Minnesota, comparing students by age, race, and socioeconomic status. The SRC contained 150 items in the areas of the instructional process, student goals, college administration, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, College Administration, Extracurricular Activities
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Gordon, Lynn D. – Thought and Action, 1990
A review of the history of women on American college campuses looks at the emergence of women's higher education, then coeducation, the gender revolution, changed perceptions of women's participation in public life and extracurricular activities, a period of restrictive backlash, and the insights provided about today's harassment on campus. (MSE)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Coeducation, Educational Change, Educational History
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Brown, Charles L. – CUPA Journal, 1993
A survey of staff, faculty, students, and administrators at one southern university investigated attitudes concerning introduction of an intercultural awareness program in student affairs. Widespread support for the program was found, with most pointing to the college president as having a primary leadership role. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Environment, College Presidents
Heller, Kenn – Campus Activities Programming, 1998
Looks at the resources available to college student programmers for selecting, booking, and publicizing campus events, including use of the Internet and World Wide Web, both for information about and images of performers, and for electronic mail-making arrangements. Coming technologies and their potential uses are also described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advertising, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Mail
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Ramanathan, Vaidehi – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2005
At a time when connections between English and globalisation seem stronger than ever, and at a time when the "dominant" status of English "vis-a-vis" other languages is very prominent, it seems imperative for the LPP scholarship to make room for grounded explorations regarding English and its relationship to vernacular…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
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Fredricks, Jennifer A.; Eccles, Jacquelynn S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2005
In this article, we test: (a) the relation between school-based extracurricular participation and indicators of positive and negative development across a range of activity contexts, and (b) a mediation model linking activity participation, prosocial peers, and development. Extensive survey information was collected from a predominately White…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 12
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