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Kim, Young Yun, Ed.; Gudykunst, William B., Ed. – International and Intercultural Communication Annual, 1988
Reflecting multidisciplinary and multisocietal approaches, this collection presents 14 theoretical or research-based essays dealing with cross-cultural adaptation of individuals who are born and raised in one culture and find themselves in need of modifying their customary life patterns in a foreign culture. Papers in the collection are:…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
Feedback, 1985
The Austin Independent School District (AISD) in Austin, Texas defines a dropout as a student who leaves AISD and for whom there is no evidence that he/she is pursuing an education in another district or institution offering a high school diploma. All students who withdraw from AISD are initially considered dropouts. When a request for a…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Dropout Characteristics
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Mosaic, 1999
This new report series grows out of internal discussions at the Education Development Center (EDC) about the meaning of equity in education, student diversity, and reflective practice. This premiere issue looks across the EDC at a wide array of projects focused on equity and diversity. The following articles are included: (1) "Introduction:…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
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Roosens, Eugeen, Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1995
The introduction and six chapters of this theme issue highlight phenomena in various ethnic and cultural contexts that illustrate what is really happening in terms of culture, ethnic identity, and the multicultural society. Field studies explore a variety of cultures and educational systems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Dropouts
Aranda, Mario J., Ed. – Family Resource Coalition Report, 1987
This issue of the Family Resource Coalition Report focuses on Hispanic families. The articles and authors are the following: (1) Voices and Issues: A Celebration of Hispanic Diversity, M. Aranda; (2) Some Facts in Understanding Latino Families, J. Hernandez; (3) Invisibility in the Data, Invisibility in the Policy: The Latino Family and Public…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Community Programs, Cultural Differences, Family Financial Resources
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Ford, Bridgie Alexis, Ed. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2001
This publication presents seven articles concerned with the education of students with disabilities or special talents who also have cultural or linguistic differences. Section 1 contains the following four articles: (1) "Code Switching: A Bridge or Barrier between Two Languages?" (Alejandro Brice and Linda I. Rosa-Lugo); (2) "Resistance Theories:…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Blacks, Code Switching (Language), College Students
Liontos, Lynn Balster – Research Roundup, 1992
Family involvement in schools will work only when perceived as an enlarged concept focusing on all children, including those from at-risk families. Each publication reviewed here is specifically concerned with family involvement strategies concerned with all children or targeted at primarily high risk students. Susan McAllister Swap looks at three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Cultural Differences, Educational Change
ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, Reston, VA. – 1989
This research summary identifies major factors affecting the validity of language assessments in bilingual students. The four factors include: (1) determining which language is dominant and in which language the child should be tested; (2) recognizing that bilingual children may use language in a way that is qualitatively different from that of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education
Rumbaut, Ruben G. – CPS Brief, 1996
No state has felt the impact of the new immigration more than California, and no institution in the state has felt more effects than the public schools. A third of the nation's 20 million immigrants are concentrated in California, and more than a third of the state's public school children speak a language other than English at home. This review…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Asian Americans, Case Studies
Pawl, Jeree, Ed.; And Others – Zero to Three, 1990
This newsletter theme issue addresses the needs of infants and young children at risk due to economic, cultural, and environmental disadvantages. Individual articles have the following titles and authors: "Understanding the Early Experience of Black Children in High Risk Environments: Culturally and Ecologically Relevant Research as a Guide to…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Black Youth, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems
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O'Hare, William P. – Population Bulletin, 1992
The four largest racial and ethnic minorities--African Americans, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians--accounted for 25 percent of the U.S. population in 1992. By 2050, these minorities may account for 47 percent of the U.S. population. The U.S. minority population is also becoming more diverse because of high rates of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Asian Americans, Birth Rate
Duttweiler, Patricia Cloud; Mutchler, Sue E. – 1990
Societal changes of the past three decades call for a fundamental change in the structure of the educational system and in the culture of schooling. Disadvantaged African Americans, Native Americans, and Latinos, in particular, historically have suffered from the cultural misalignment of home, school, and community. The reform of educational…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Black Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships
Crull, Peggy, Ed.; And Others. – Linkages, 1988
This report illustrates how practitioners in The City University of New York's compensatory education programs are starting to realize that ethnicity, culture, and family heritage have a significant role in the educational and psychological development of students. It provides a compendium of the efforts made to apply cultural knowledge to the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Compensatory Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Enrichment
Waggoner, Dorothy, Ed. – Numbers and Needs, 1992
This document consists of the first 10 issues of a newsletter devoted to statistical information on the status of minorities (particularly linguistic minorities) in the United States based on excerpts and interpretations of data from the 1990 Census of Population. Information from other sources, such as the National Center for Education Statistics…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Census Figures
Sayler, Michael, Ed. – Tempo, 1996
This theme issue of a Texas journal focuses on gifted education and culturally diverse students. "Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Students in Gifted Education" (Donna Y. Ford and J. John Harris) discusses the challenges of recruiting diverse students in gifted education and presents solutions, including using different measurements of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Bilingual Students, Black Students, Cultural Awareness
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