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Direct linkAlford, Sue – Advocates for Youth, 2012
Teen pregnancy in the United States has declined significantly in the last two decades. Despite these declines, rates of teen birth, HIV, and STIs in the United States remain among the highest of any industrialized nation. Socio-economic, cultural and structural factors such as poverty, limited access to health care, racism and unemployment…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Peer reviewedFord, Donna Y.; And Others – Journal of Educational Thought/Revue de la Pensee Educative, 1994
Presents a literature review on the achievement problems of Black students, with particular emphasis on the problems of high-achieving Black students, the effects of peer pressure on achievement, and the phenomenon of acting "white" or "raceless." Offers recommendations for educators, parents, community leaders, and others interested in reversing…
Descriptors: Blacks, Conformity, Cultural Differences, Education
Download full textBert, Cynthia Rowntree Greene; Bert, Minnie – 1992
Aimed at professionals and community members interested in program development, this paper presents an overview of issues in Native American education and counseling. A section on culture discusses similarities among Native world views and social behavior that are at odds with White values and behaviors. A section on Native American education…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Classroom Techniques
Fitzgerald, Louise F. – 1992
This booklet on sexual harassment in higher education offers a history of the problem, defines sexual harassment, reviews the relevant legal history and recent court cases, and looks at campus policies and procedures. Following an introductory chapter, Chapter 2 looks at legal versus institutional definitions of sexual harassment and factors…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Faculty, College Students, Colleges
Bagby, Jane; And Others – 1985
A review of studies conducted from 1973-1984 shows continuing inequalities between rural Appalachian and non-Appalachian school districts in Kentucky, particularly in the areas of expenditures, sources of revenue, and holding power. The gap between Appalachian and non-Appalachian school systems in per pupil expenditures and the percentage of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Coal, Community Attitudes, Comparative Analysis
Kober, Nancy – 1991
Promoting community awareness and understanding of the issues encompassed within the teaching and learning of school mathematics, and involving parents in their children's mathematics education are the first steps toward the goal that every child must gain mathematical power. This document helps to answer some of the most frequent questions that…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Computers
