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Swisher, Karen – 1991
This digest reviews the literature related to learning styles of American Indian and Alaskan Native students. Several studies show that in some tribes, observation, self-testing in private, and then demonstration of a task for approval are essential steps in learning. Indian children often hesitate to participate in large and small-group…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cognitive Style
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 2001
Educational Testing Service (ETS) research highlights more similarities than variations in gender differences among student racial/groups, though variations exist in how the differences are manifested. This digest presents highlights from Richard Coley's findings in "Differences in the Gender Gap: Comparisons across Racial/Ethnic Groups in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, College Preparation, Course Selection (Students)
Hadderman, Margaret – 2000
This digest in Spanish offers a snapshot of the standards movement: its origins, the definitions of standards and which ones matter, its successes at the district and state levels, the backlash against the movement, and possible policy directions. While a broad coalition of constituencies has embraced standards-based reform as a means of improving…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Burnette, Jane – 2000
In addressing the problem of assessing culturally and linguistically diverse students for special education eligibility, this brief paper organizes suggested strategies according to four principles: (1) convening a full, multidisciplinary assessment team (to include parents, educators, assessors, and a person familiar with the student's culture…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
Hadderman, Margaret – 2000
This digest offers a snapshot of the standards movement: its origins, the definitions of standards and which ones matter, its successes at the district and state levels, the backlash against the movement, and possible policy directions. While a broad coalition of constituencies has embraced standards-based reform as a means of improving public…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Landis, Carol – 1996
Teaching science in the field provides unique opportunities to investigate the natural world. As in the classroom, lessons designed to foster meaningful learning, provide hands-on activities, and promote student inquiry can be effectively implemented in the world's largest laboratories, the natural and built environments of the outdoors. This…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Hands on Science, Inquiry
Britton, 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
Ford, Donna Y. – 2000
This brief paper offers an overview of strategies, with practical examples, to infuse multicultural content into the curriculum for gifted students. It proposes a framework for multicultural gifted education based on the four levels or approaches of J. Banks and C. Banks and within each approach, the six levels of B. Bloom's taxonomy. The four…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles
Hornick, Karen – 1986
The teaching of writing to students who speak nonstandard English can be difficult because students' linguistic differences rarely indicate true incompetence, and students' writing problems may result from conflicts between the cultures and language uses at home and school. Factors found to encourage writing improvement are the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Role, Learning Problems
Christian, Donna – 1987
Children from different backgrounds come to school speaking a wide variety of dialects. Questions concerning the use of dialects in schools have become increasingly complex and controversial in recent years. A central issue is the requirement of a standard dialect in school. Some find it discriminatory, others find it necessary to broaden student…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, English
Bleuer, Jeanne C.; Walz, Garry R. – 2002
For many years, gender equity has pertained primarily to improving education and career opportunities for females. Recent studies, however, provide evidence that boys no longer hold an advantage. Based on extensive analysis of data from the National Longitudinal Study, the High School & Beyond, and the National Education Longitudinal Study, it…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Schwartz, Wendy, Ed. – 2001
Many schools employ varied strategies to ensure equitable treatment of African American students and fair and educative disciplinary procedures. This digest reviews successful disciplinary practices. Cross-cultural competence has a role in student-school relationships. Many negative perceptions of difference exist in today's society. Schools can…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Differences, Discipline, Educational Environment
Weiler, Jeanne – 1999
This digest reviews current research on girls' delinquent and violent behavior, the factors contributing to it, and effective programming strategies to prevent it. Girls are more involved in violent crime than they were a decade ago. Their murder rate is up 64%, although status offenses (offenses only because the perpetrator is a minor) continue…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Delinquency, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Aiex, Nola Kortner – 1989
Television in the late 1980s has offered even the occasional viewer an almost dizzying picture of other peoples and cultures, thanks in part to the rapid technological advancement of satellite communication systems. At the same time, a recent survey of the most widely assigned literary works in high schools found that the high school canon changed…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Zhou, Min; Bankston, Carl L., III – 2000
This digest discusses the impact of traditional Vietnamese culture, family relationships, and bicultural conflicts on children's development and adjustment. Vietnamese parents tend to have relatively low levels of English language proficiency and education, low-paying jobs, and few financial resources. Although they work hard to improve their…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Biculturalism, Children
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