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Smith, Douglas C.; Leake, David W.; Kamekona, Noelani – Pacific Educational Research Journal, 1998
Studied the effects of an intervention designed to foster emotional, academic, and interpersonal skills on 22 elementary school students at risk of emotional and behavioral disorders. The intervention, which was designed to be culturally competent, was associated with decreased clinical symptoms and improved academic and behavioral performance.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Gronna, Sarah S.; Jenkins, Amelia A.; Chin-Chance, Selvin A. – Pacific Educational Research Journal, 1998
Analyzed average performance changes between tested grades for Hawaiian students who took the Stanford Achievement Test from 1992 to 1996. These local norms for Hawaii provide tools to improve the understanding of the performance of Hawaiian students relative to their mainland counterparts. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Hawaiians

Au, Kathryn H.; Maaka, Margaret J. – Pacific Educational Research Journal, 1998
Introduces a three-year research project designed to answer the questions of how schools can better meet the educational needs of individuals from underrepresented groups. Provides overviews of a case study of a preservice teacher of Hawaiian ethnicity and a set of case studies of five Hawaiian women throughout their educations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Research, Ethnic Groups, Females
Berg, Kathleen F., Ed.; Lai, Morris K., Ed. – Pacific Educational Research Journal, 1996
This first issue of the new "Pacific Educational Research Journal" offers articles covering diverse subjects and using diverse research methods. The new journal represents a rejuvenation of a previous publication to address educational issues specific to the Pacific region. Ethnic groups specifically addressed include Hawaiians,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Bilingual Education, Core Curriculum