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New York City Department of Education, 2013
The aim of this report is to provide context about the NYC Department of Education's (DOE) English Language Learners (ELLs) students. The data provided is based on the Bilingual Education Student Information Survey (BESIS). Just over 41% of the students enrolled in New York City public schools speak a language other than English at home. That…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Student Surveys, Public Schools
American Federation of Teachers (NJ), 2008
Over the last generation, the instructional staffing system in American higher education has experienced a significant reduction in the proportion of jobs for full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members and a dramatic growth in fixed-term full- and part-time instructional jobs without tenure. About 70 percent of the people teaching in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Tenure, Public Colleges, Health Insurance
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Collins, James – Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 1988
Examines the effects of linguistic and cultural diversity on the educational achievement of working class and minority students by reappraising the deficit/difference controversy of the 1960s and 1970s and examines how class and politics shape both cultural-linguistic and school-based assumptions about language and literacy. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Tinto, Vincent – 1993
This book provides a synthesis of wide-ranging research on student attrition at American colleges and universities and outlines actions that institutions can and should take to reduce attrition. The key to effective retention is shown to lie in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, Colleges, Cultural Differences
Fisher, James L.; Koch, James V. – 1996
This work focuses on the transformational theory of leadership, which advocates appointment of a strong charismatic president to lead and transform the university through the power of his or her own vision for the future. The authors argue that this type of leadership is far more effective than the transactionalist leadership style, which…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, College Governing Councils, College Presidents
Leathem, Paul J. – 1985
Data from two national surveys originally designed to measure public attitudes toward science and technology were examined to determine the relationships among several variable characteristics of the survey population and their attentiveness to local school politics. Survey respondents were divided into two groups: those who indicated they were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, Interest Research
Lindsey, Randall B.; Robins, Kikanza Nuri; Terrell, Raymond D. – 1999
Developed for work in mental health agencies, cultural proficiency is a relatively new approach to diversity that can be applied in educational and community settings. Cultural proficiency refers to the policies and practices of a school or the behaviors of a person that enable the school or person to interact effectively in a culturally diverse…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Educational Practices
Vinsonhaler, Jeane C.; Vinsonhaler, John F. – 1991
This project examined the use of quantitative statistical models to bridge the gap between commonly available university data and knowledge for decision making. A method using a multivariate statistical model is discussed in the context of academic quality in higher education. A "problem-oriented" data base designed to study quality and…
Descriptors: Databases, Decision Making, Differences, Educational Quality
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Burdick, Deborah; Danzig, Arnold – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2006
This paper focuses on the results of a study examining the relationship among gender, leadership style and principal selection. A sample of 64 Arizona elementary teachers participated in the study. Key issues related to gender and leadership style were identified through a literature review, teacher ratings of four fictitious principals, coded…
Descriptors: Principals, Job Applicants, Elementary School Teachers, Personnel Selection
Townsend, Barbara K.; And Others – 1992
Distinctive colleges and universities, as opposed to the great majority which fit into a more or less standardized mold, possess a unifying theme or vision which is expressed in all their activities. They often respond to newly emerging societal or community needs unmet by existing colleges and universities; they challenge conventional ideas about…
Descriptors: Colleges, Differences, Educational Innovation, Governance
Townsend, Barbara K.; And Others – 1992
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title. Distinctive colleges and universities possess a unifying theme or vision that is expressed in all their activities. They also usually respond to newly emerging societal or community needs unmet by existing schools of higher education. Distinctiveness, however, can limit the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Differences, Educational Innovation, Governance
Schmidt, Sheri Lyn – Campus Activities Programming, 1996
Diversity affects every aspect of leadership and should be integral to the training model implemented in college student affairs programs. Effective leadership is culturally inclusive, and requires willingness to take risks, cultural self-awareness, ability to separate individuals from stereotypes, attentive listening, ability to view cultural…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Woolbright, Cynthia, Ed. – 1989
The social isolation caused by differing cultural backgrounds of minority students on college campuses creates certain "points of tension" that reduce faculty effectiveness and limit student vision. This monograph attempts to provide a greater awareness and understanding of these issues within the context of the role of college unions and student…
Descriptors: Campuses, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Isolation
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Miramontes, Ofelia B. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1991
The paper explores elements necessary to develop a stable, well-prepared itinerant instructional team (the Multilingual/Multiethnic Instructional Service team) to serve linguistically diverse exceptional students. Such a team would utilize paraprofessionals under the direct supervision of a certified special education teacher, allowing districts…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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Thacker, Charlene; Novak, Mark – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
A study of 276 women aged 35-64 re-entering higher education used the life-event framework to focus on stresses of university life, coping methods, and adaptations to school demands. Subgroup (women with young families and mature families) experiences were compared. Each had different motives, strains, and coping methods. Program options are…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Coping, Family (Sociological Unit), Females
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