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Download full textBritton, Edward; Raizen, Senta; Kaser, Joyce; Porter, Andrew – 2002
This ERIC Digest presents highlights and recommendations from a working forum (Britton, Raizen, Kaser, and Porter, 2000) in which participants considered diversity and equity issues in mathematics and science education with special emphasis on research directions for the future. An overview of needed research, gender issues in mathematics, and the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Schwartz, Wendy – 1998
The purpose of this digest is to help educators develop a curriculum for multiracial students that fosters their ability to develop a positive identity and achieve academically. To this end, the digest briefly reviews identity formation in multiracial children and then presents schoolwide and classroom strategies that have been shown to be…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Berryman, Sue E.; And Others – 1992
This digest describes efforts to improve academic learning for middle level high school students to be applied practically to develop workplace competence and flexibility by integrating academic and vocational education. Following an introduction describing the need to prepare students for working life is a paragraph describing generally the…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Curriculum Development
Crampton, Faith E. – 1990
Reforms in education have raised two critical fiscal policy issues: How is education reform to be financed? and Do the dollars spent on education reform make a difference? Schools can successfully meet these challenges by practicing sound fiscal management and placing an emphasis on cost-effectiveness and accountability. In the future, a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness
Tomlinson, Carol Ann – 1995
This information digest provides an overview of some areas of agreement between the fields of gifted education and middle school education, some areas of tension, and some promising directions that could engage educators in mutual planning of appropriate services for all middle school students, including the gifted. Shared beliefs include the…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
Sutman, Francis X.; And Others – 1993
New teaching methods and curricula that show promise in their ability to provide limited English proficient (LEP) students with a good education in both science and English are discussed and illustrated. Discriminatory practice has led to the clustering of LEP students into low ability tracks without consideration of their actual abilities and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning
