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Jocelyn A. Gutierrez, Editor; Rosa M. Banda, Editor; Nikola Grafnetterova, Editor; Alonzo M. Flowers III, Editor; Jarett T. Lujan, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
With the influx of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) on the landscape of higher education, it has become apparent that institutional policy, practices, and procedures for student success must be understood from an empirical and practitioner standpoint. This edited book offers current scholar/practitioners the opportunity to evidence…
Descriptors: Success, Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic American Students, College Students
Wolf, Leni – Education Trust-West, 2017
Almost one out of every three K-12 public school students in California is a Latino, Black, Native American, or Pacific Islander male--making it clear that the economic future of the state will hinge on the ability to help the millions of boys and young men in education institutions succeed in high school, college, and beyond. But in order to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Group Students, Males, Success
Wright, Hazel R. – Trentham Books Ltd, 2011
Most studies of adult education align it with life change, but this research-based book tells a different story. It reveals how mature women who are training to work in childcare within the voluntary sector seek continuity in their lives. They engage with activities that connect aspects of their family, workplace and educational experience, and…
Descriptors: Females, Adult Education, Educational Experience, Child Care
Ali, Saba Rasheed; Bagheri, Elham – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Given the internal and external challenges Muslim students face, it is important that student affairs practitioners find ways to assist Muslim students in their adherence to their religion as they pursue their degree. In this chapter, the authors present a brief introduction to Islamic tenets, discuss challenges facing Muslim college students, and…
Descriptors: Muslims, Islamic Culture, Islam, Student Needs
Young Exceptional Children, 2008
Tess is a joyful eight-year old girl with epilepsy, frontal lobe dysfunction, and dyspraxia, as well as delays in language, fine motor, and gross motor skills. However, despite her disabilities, Tess happily embraces life. With assistance from a few support professionals, Tess currently functions successfully in a regular education second grade…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Females, Grade 2, Disabilities
Baechtold, Margaret; De Sawal, Danielle M. – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
The number of women veterans attending college is increasing. This suggests that campus professionals need to become aware of how issues associated with mental health, sexual assault, and gender identity may influence how women veterans make the transition into the higher education environment. This chapter addresses the special needs of women…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Personnel Services, War, Violence
Berger, Sandra L. – 1990
This digest explores the concept of mentoring with gifted students and offers guidelines on its implementation. The literature on mentoring is reviewed, noting the maturing effect of mentor relationships and the particular value of mentors for disadvantaged students and for females. Among six guidelines offered are: decide what (not whom) the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Gifted
Schiamberg, Lawrence B.; And Others – 1984
This paper reviews the literature on the support systems of aging widows from an ecological perspective which includes personal resources, current assets as resources, and personal and group relationships. In the section on personal resources, research in the areas of the self, education, age, and race is reviewed. In the section on current…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Educational Needs, Females, Individual Needs
Midland Lutheran Coll., Fremont, NE. – 1985
This handbook was designed to offer a low-cost, local, and practical approach to working with re-entry women college students. It is intended for use by staff in small colleges (under 1,000 students) where women's centers and on-campus child care are rare and where the needs of re-entry students have not been adequately addressed. The information…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Students, Females
Allan, Beverly; And Others – 1988
In 1987, a study was conducted by the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) to identify the level and kinds of educational training wanted by residents of the Creighton and Hillside public housing developments, the support and assistance RRHA might offer residents to gain employment,…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Cooperative Programs, Economically Disadvantaged

DiMatteo, Thomas E.; Cesarini, Thomas M. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1986
Describes attempts at enhancing treatment system responsiveness to the specialized needs of the female substance abuser. The focus is on both prevention and intervention efforts. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Drug Abuse, Females, Individual Needs
Reynolds-Dobbs, Wendy; Thomas, Kecia M.; Harrison, Matthew S. – Journal of Career Development, 2008
Black women, like other women of color, find themselves at the intersection of both racism and sexism in the workplace. Due to their unique dual status as racial and gender minorities, they encounter unique and unexplored barriers that inhibit their career as well as leadership development. The goal of this article is to highlight the emerging…
Descriptors: Females, Gender Discrimination, Gender Bias, Career Development

Yeakey, Carol Camp; And Others – Educational Administration Quarterly, 1986
Reviews recent research on women, blacks, and Hispanics in public school administration. Focuses on (1) the inadequacy of organizational theory to deal with questions concerning equity, power, conflict, and social control; (2) employment trends and the issue of underrepresentation; and (3) a summary of future research. Appended are 159 footnotes.…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Administrators, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education
Muraski, Ed J. – 1984
A study was conducted to determine the career or educational interests of high school juniors in Monroe County, to compile information about potential Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) students, and to gather data to project future enrollment trends at the college for long-range planning. Information on students' educational/career interests…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Kerka, Sandra – 1986
Changing socioeconomic, cultural, and demographic forces have caused educational nonparticipation among adults to be treated as a social issue. Recent research has attempted to combine dispositional, situational, and environmental factors into composite models of participation. These models have suggested the following categories of deterrence…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Change Strategies, Educationally Disadvantaged