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Longstreth, Sascha L. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2020
The purpose of this study was to extend our previous work using the Teaching and Guidance Policy Essentials Checklist (TAGPEC) by examining the extent to which early childhood behavior guidance policies address language and culture and support program practices that promote fairness and equity for all children. Policies previously collected from…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Preschool Children
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Gillies, Val; Robinson, Yvonne – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2012
This article examines the workings of informal exclusion units located within British secondary schools. Although articulated in terms of inclusion and support such initiatives effectively work to remove students regarded as troublesome from mainstream classrooms. Drawing on ethnographic research in three inner-city schools we show how a…
Descriptors: Racial Discrimination, Ethnography, Social Class, Secondary School Students
Smith, Valorie Hampton – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Teachers and their students increasingly come from different cultural backgrounds (Black, 2006). Aronson (2004) noted that 86% of the teaching populations in public schools were Caucasian and female and failing to connect with students was often cited in schools where the student populations were predominantly African American. Howard (2006)…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology
Purushothaman, M. – 1978
This collection of references and research findings was initially compiled in connection with a conference on the "Linguistic Needs of West Indian Children." The first section includes research reviews and critiques. The second section includes research on the following subjects: (1) ability; (2) attainment/achievement; (3) attitudes,…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Bibliographies
Fullinwider, Robert K. – Perspective, 1993
Although critics frequently attack the concept, multicultural education is neither a new nor a single idea. Cultural factors have become increasingly important for teachers and students alike. In that sense, teachers, administrators, and curriculum designers must become more multicultural. It is helpful to define multicultural education as…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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Boyer, Wanda A. R. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2004
Current demands for professionalism from society are great, and future educators are concerned that they do not have the stamina and resources to fulfill their personal roles. This research examines 453 reflective writings of 151 preservice teachers, child and youth care providers, and counselors who, despite being asked to identify how their…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Counselors, Child Caregivers, Writing (Composition)
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Lambie, Rosemary – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2005
A meeting of the minds between family members and school professionals about the definitions of problematic behavior is essential. This type of understanding can often be facilitated when educators have knowledge of the family's socioeconomic status, history, and ethnic and cultural patterns. The purpose of this article is to help school…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns, Academic Achievement