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Evaluating an Initiative for Black and Latino Male High School Students: A Mixed-Methods Study. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 2
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Sarah Klevan; Adriana Villavicencio – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Since 2012, the Research Alliance for New York City Schools has been conducting an evaluation of the Expanded Success Initiative, a New York City Department of Education initiative designed to increase college and career readiness among Black and Latino male students. The Expanded Success Initiative provides funding and professional development to…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Program Effectiveness, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Using Qualitative and Quantitative Methods to Conduct Research in Parent Education with Immigrant Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Sage Research Methods Cases Part 1
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Elizabeth Ijalba – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2014
In 2010, I commenced research aimed at developing effective methodologies in parent education with Hispanic immigrant families of children with language and communication impairments. I aimed to learn how mothers' perceptions and cultural values influenced their experience in raising a child with autism, and I wanted to determine the effectiveness…
Descriptors: Mothers, Educational Research, Research Methodology, Parent Education
Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES) (Austin, Texas, October 13-16, 2022). Volume 1
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Shelley, Mack, Ed.; Akerson, Valarie, Ed.; Sahin, Ismail, Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2022
"Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences" includes full papers presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES), which took place on October 13-16, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The aim of the conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and…
Descriptors: Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Nursing Students
The New Voices = Nuevas Voces Guide to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood/The New Voices = Nuevas Voces Facilitator's Guide to Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood
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Castro, Dina C.; Ayankoya, Betsy; Kasprzak, Christina – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
As early childhood programs and schools become more culturally and linguistically diverse, professionals need to create settings that welcome "new voices" and help all children succeed. This comprehensive professional development course gives them the in-depth practical guidance they need. Developed by respected scholar Dina Castro and her expert…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Cultural Pluralism, Program Effectiveness
Condemned without a Trial: Bogus Arguments against Bilingual Education.
Krashen, Stephen D. – 1999
An expert on second language acquisition examines and refutes five commonly offered arguments against bilingual education: (1) it is responsible for the high Hispanic dropout rate; (2) most immigrants succeed without bilingual education; (3) the United States is the only nation that has bilingual education; (4) bilingual education failed in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Dropout Rate, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Perspectives on Community College ESL, Volume 1: Pedagogy, Programs, Curricula, and Assessment
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Spaventa, Marilyn, Ed.; Machado, Craig, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2006
English as a second language (ESL) programs in community colleges are as diverse in the models they follow as the students they serve. This volume provides a detailed look at how faculty and administrators are tailoring their ESL programs to best serve the needs of their students and the missions of their institutions. The authors of the thirteen…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Program Effectiveness, Adult Students, Community Colleges