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Catherine McCorry-Andalis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Historically, minority and low-income populations have faced numerous challenges in achieving a higher education particularly students of Latino descent. Gandara and Contreras (2009) explain that Latinos are the fastest growing population in the United States and yet academically, they are further behind than any other ethnic group in the nation.…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap
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Whitton, Diana – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2005
Starting school raises concerns for children, parents and teachers. Each has a range of issues to consider. Over the past eight years, The Starting School Research Project has examined eight categories which various stakeholders see as important in children's transition to school. This paper focuses on a particular group, gifted children starting…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Academically Gifted, Research Projects, Young Children