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Richard D. Kahlenberg – Century Foundation, 2023
This report examines the ways in which zoning laws affect housing and schooling opportunities in the Buffalo region. It begins with an examination of two communities--the Martin Luther King Park neighborhood in Buffalo and the suburban Village of East Aurora. In addition to the two Buffalo communities where discriminatory zoning has caused extreme…
Descriptors: Zoning, Barriers, Equal Education, Housing
Ferguson, Douglas J. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study investigated the relationship between receiving an undergraduate scholarship and students' intended future contributions of volunteer time, professional talents, and financial treasure to a suburban community college after graduation. Kopecek and Kubik (1982) explained that "all colleges have alumni, but few community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Talent, Scholarships, Alumni
Coker, David C. – Online Submission, 2021
The validity of the Single-Item Self-Esteem Scale (SISE) in adolescents was not well established, and how self-esteem manifested in newly incarcerated juvenile delinquents was poorly described. Using a retrospective study with archival records, the SISE was compared to other measures of self-esteem, grit, mental health, and academic self-concept…
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Measures (Individuals), Juvenile Justice, Delinquency
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Bongrand, Philippe – Peabody Journal of Education, 2019
Research about home educators is often limited by a reliance on convenience-based samples. This paper explores an alternative source of information: written reports from inquiries held by the French public administration on every registered home-educated child. First, I depict how these inquiries are legally designed and how our research team has…
Descriptors: Working Class, Suburbs, Home Schooling, Foreign Countries
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Evenson, Kelly R.; Shay, Elizabeth; Williamson, Stephanie; Cohen, Deborah A. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2016
Purpose: This study described the use of dog parks in several diverse locations and explored the contribution dog parks made to physical activity of the dog owners. Method: The Systematic Observation of Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC) tool was used to count the number and characteristics of people using parks. Observations were…
Descriptors: Parks, Animals, Physical Activities, Interviews
Karen S. Markel – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This research gathered data from a sample of university students with disabilities (and a control group without disabilities) from two university campuses (one urban and the other suburban). The project examined the current work and school experiences, plans upon graduation, and understanding of major legislation designed to protect against…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes