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Chow, Jason C.; Hampton, Lauren H. – Remedial and Special Education, 2019
Interventions often require multiple decisions to improve outcomes for every student. Whether the decision to implement a practice, tailor an existing protocol, or change approaches, these decisions should be based on individual variables and outcomes via a sequence of treatment. To develop adaptive interventions that have sufficient evidence to…
Descriptors: Special Education, Intervention, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Griffin, Dana; Williams, Joseph M.; Bryan, Julia – Professional School Counseling, 2021
Throughout the past decade, scholars have argued that the persistent achievement gap between Black male students and their White peers is a result of unequal and inadequate educational opportunities instead of inherent differences in their capability or character. School counselors can help support Black males by using equity-focused…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Family School Relationship, School Community Relationship, Academic Achievement
Goodman, Diane J. – Sage: A Scholarly Journal on Black Women, 1990
Focuses on the experiences of African-American women; and considers the interaction of sex and race in the development of sense of self, sense of self in relation to others, and ontology through interviews with 12 African-American women. Similarities among women across race are suggested. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Females, Feminism

Luttrell, Wendy – Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 1993
Compares what 15 white women from Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and 15 African-American women from rural backgrounds remember about being in school for what it tells about the relationships among gender, knowledge, and power. The distinct memories of teachers' pets illustrate the ways schools can influence self-concepts and social roles. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education

Houtz, Lynne E.; Gupta, Uma G. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 2001
Describes a study that used a survey with many open-ended questions to investigate possible differences between high school males and females and racial groups in coeducational and same-sex schools in Nebraska in their attitudes, use, and career interest in technology. Hispanics showed a significantly higher interest in computer careers. Sample of…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Computer Attitudes, High School Students, High Schools
Morris, Lorenzo; And Others – 1981
This fourth report of the Institute for the Study of Educational Policy examines the status of black Americans in higher education from 1970 to 1979, with special consideration to a discussion of a basis of parity which takes into account the rapid growth of the black population and to enrollment patterns in traditionally black institutions of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Differences, Black Achievement, Black Institutions

Smith, Peter J. – Instructional Science, 2001
Describes a study of Australian post-secondary technology students that tested learning preferences using the Canfield Learning Styles Inventory. Topics include gender differences, age group differences, print versus nonprint, collaborative versus dependent learning, self-directed learning, and implications for the design of flexible delivery.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Independent Study

Hawke, Josephine M.; Jainchill, Nancy; De Leon, George – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2000
Describes the prevalence of sexual abuse among adolescents (N=938) admitted to residential therapeutic communities for treatment of substance abuse and related disorders. Results indicate that approximately one-third of the sample reported histories of sexual abuse. Prevalence rates were significantly higher for girls than for boys. History of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Patients, Sex Differences, Sexual Abuse

van Braak, Johan – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2001
Describes a study of Belgian secondary school teachers that investigated the relationship between computer use in the classroom and influencing factors on an individual level. Considers age, gender, teaching a technology-related subject, computer attitudes, and innovativeness; and uses stepwise logistic regression to analyze the strongest…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Nelson, Randle W. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1981
In his class on the sociology of education, a professor attempted to reduce the inequities caused by differences in gender and in socioeconomic background. A community-oriented situation was created in which individuals were made to feel comfortable in an unstructured learning environment. (JN)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Ethnicity, Higher Education

Norman, Colin – Science, 1988
Reviews the findings of a Maryland study concerning the effects of gender and race on mathematics achievement. Cites parental and teacher attitudes as major factors in student achievement. Discusses the differences between girls' and boys' performance on standardized tests. (CW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
McConeghy, Janet I. – 1987
As the technological revolution continues, there is an increased emphasis on mathematics and science. Many people feel that there are significant gender differences in both attitudes toward, and achievement in, these subjects. This study examined some of the attitudes toward mathematics and achievement in mathematics as measured by the 1977-78 and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitude Measures, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Anxiety

Curran, Joanne M. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 1999
Describes the rule structure within which 3- to 5-year-olds operate as they develop social pretend skills. Identifies implicit and explicit rules supported with narrative excerpts. Explicit rules include having a leader who suggests the plot, asking to play, taking a role in the pretend sequence, and playing fairly. Implicit rules include…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Interpersonal Competence, Observation, Play
Manning, Wendy D. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2004
Theory and empirical evidence generally credit children with creating stability in their parents marriages, but whether children have a similar effect on cohabiting unions has not been previously investigated in the United States. This article uses the National Survey of Family Growth N=2,716 to evaluate the effects of children on the stability of…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Racial Differences, Marital Status, Whites

Iivonen, Mirja; White, Marilyn Domas – Journal of Documentation, 2001
Describes a study that used qualitative and quantitative methodologies to analyze differences between Finnish and American Web searchers in their choice of initial search strategies (direct address, subject directory, and search engines) and their reasoning underlying their choices. Considers implications for considering cultural differences in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences, Search Strategies, Tables (Data)