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Peer reviewedUsdan, Michael D. – Education and Urban Society, 1984
Discusses implications (in general and, specifically, on education), of the rapid demographic changes that are transforming the racial, regional, and age characteristics of the nation's population. Considers urban policy issues generated by these demographic trends. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Population Trends
Peer reviewedCervantes, Robert A. – Education and Urban Society, 1984
By 1985, California will have become the first Third World State in the continental United States; there is a critical need for changes in the pervasive ethnocentric pedagogy to make schools more responsive to the multicultural reality of student populations. (CMG)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Educational Quality
Peer reviewedKaeser, Susan C. – Education and Urban Society, 1979
Suspension, although it temporarily alleviates a difficult situation, does little to change behavior or solve the underlying causes of misbehavior. Furthermore, suspension has been found to be used disproportionately against Black students, thus depriving them of access to education. Schools should evaluate their own practices and seek new…
Descriptors: Black Students, Discipline Policy, Discipline Problems, Elementary Secondary Education
