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Robinson, T. Jared; Fischer, Lane; Wiley, David; Hilton, John, III – Educational Researcher, 2014
Given the increasing costs associated with commercial textbooks and decreasing financial support of public schools, it is important to better understand the impacts of open educational resources on student outcomes. The purpose of this quantitative study is to analyze whether the adoption of open science textbooks significantly affects science…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Instruction, Earth Science, Chemistry
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Warne, Russell T.; Anderson, Braydon; Johnson, Alyce O. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2013
Many gifted education experts have found that Black, Hispanic, and Native American students are less likely to be identified for gifted programs than Asian American and White students. A study was conducted to ascertain the degree of underrepresentation of these groups in gifted programs in Utah. Using state-collected data from 14,781 students in…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Talent Identification, Academically Gifted
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England, J. Lynn; Albrecht, Stan L. – Rural Sociology, 1984
Evaluates the hypothesis that boomtowns enter a period of generalized crisis and loss of traditional values/attitudes; considers impact of energy development on residents' involvement in/attachment to their community, and perceived quality of community services. Uses linear and systemic models on data from three intermountain communities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes, Community Satisfaction