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The Underrepresentation of Minorities in Mental Health Services: Implications for Research, Practice, and Program Development.
Ponterotto, Joseph G. – 1983
In the 1960s, mental health and educational research on minority populations suffered from ill defined studies which lacked empirical quality and validity. As a result, numerous misinterpretations, false assumptions, and misleading stereotypes have been perpetuated in the literature. Generalization of results from small, non-random samples, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counselors, Educational Policy, Ethnic Discrimination
Preparing Young Children for Success: Guideposts for Achieving Our First National Goal. An America 2000 Education Strategy.
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Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1991
This paper discusses major issues having to do with definition of terms and implementation strategies implicit in the first national education goal, which states: "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." The principles articulated in the paper by a collaboration of agencies and the private sector are…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives