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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2024
It is widely accepted that investing in early childhood helps build the foundations of a healthy, productive, and equitable society. Guided by that knowledge, a range of broad-based programs and targeted services make a significant difference for millions of children, yet a closer look at outcome data shows that some benefit greatly, some benefit…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Equal Education, Educational Discrimination
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Mario I. Suárez; Harper B. Keenan; Christina Cook; Mollie T. McQuillan; Lee Iskander; Bishop Owis; Daniel Gallardo-Zamora; Christy Glass – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2024
In this study, we use data from a sample of 296 trans PK-12 school workers in the United States and Canada to consider the impact of union membership on an educator population who may be disproportionately harmed by systemic inequalities. Using intersectionality and trans studies as frameworks with a QuantCrit analytical lens, we examined union…
Descriptors: Union Members, Safety, Sexual Identity, LGBTQ People
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Kaitlin M. Jackson – Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 2023
This article looks past the gifted classics of children's literature to explore the incredible opportunity that is missed all too often: an opportunity to intentionally choose books in which diversity is not the point but showcase much-needed representation. Drawing on the concepts of mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors this article explores…
Descriptors: Diversity, Illustrations, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups
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Jass, Harpreet Kaur; Khatoon, Sabeena – Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2023
This article discusses the role of the community in the development of socio-economically marginalised children. There are several government schemes and civil society efforts for their upliftment. There is further need to critically analyse researches done with a distinct political stance which either seek to manage the marginalised or to…
Descriptors: Community Role, Minority Groups, Low Income Groups, Foreign Countries
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Wright, Handel Kashope; Xiao, Yao – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2023
Internationally a plethora of narratives within, beside and in opposition to multiculturalism has necessitated the rethinking of some key questions. Is multiculturalism apt for equitable representation? Can multiculturalism remain the hegemonic discourse and policy of diversity or is it destined to be supplanted? In this essay, we reconsider…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Self Concept, Sense of Community
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Graziela N. M. Dekeyser; Calvin G. Swicegood; Orhan Agirdag – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
Due to successive immigration waves, many European countries are experiencing a rise in ethnic minoritized families. In this study, we investigate how risks and resources associated with multilingualism at the individual and the family level shape minoritized children's reported happiness and whether these effects are independent of children's…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Family Environment, Psychological Patterns, Minority Groups
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Lohndorf, Regina T.; Vermeer, Harriet J.; Cárcamo, Rodrigo A.; Mesman, Judi – Journal of Child Language, 2018
Preschoolers' vocabulary acquisition sets the stage for later reading ability and school achievement. This study examined the role of socioeconomic status (SES) and the quality of the home environment of seventy-seven Chilean majority and Mapuche minority families from low and lower-middle-class backgrounds in explaining individual differences in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Vocabulary Development, Socioeconomic Status
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Sontam, Varalakshmi; Gabriel, George – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Previous research shows that there are individual differences in academic achievement associated with gender and race. Research also suggests that student engagement is an important determinant of student outcomes/achievement. The present study explored student engagement at an extra-large community college. It specifically investigated possible…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Suburban Schools, Community Colleges
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Katz, Jennifer; Federici, Dillon – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2018
We assessed heterosexist attitudes and prior knowledge as correlates of undergraduates' responses to brief education about an LGBTQ+ ally program. Heterosexual cisgender students with stronger heterosexism reported less favorable attitudes about the program and less sense of community on campus. Prior knowledge moderated this latter association.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Homosexuality
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Burke, Meghan M.; Heller, Tamar – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Due to long waiting lists for services, many adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States have unmet service needs. Little research, however, has identified the characteristics of caregivers and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that relate to the unmet service needs among…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Mail Surveys
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Conway, Christopher C.; Keenan-Miller, Danielle; Hammen, Constance; Lind, Penelope A.; Najman, Jake M.; Brennan, Patricia A. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
Despite consistent evidence that serotonin functioning affects stress reactivity and vulnerability to aggression, research on serotonin gene-stress interactions (G x E) in the development of aggression remains limited. The present study investigated variation in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR) as a moderator of the…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Chemistry, Investigations, Adults
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Kuyper, Hans; Dijkstra, Pieternel; Buunk, Abraham P.; van der Werf, Margaretha P. C. – Journal of School Psychology, 2011
The "better than average (BTA) effect" refers to the tendency for the majority of people to rate themselves as being higher on positive attributes and lower on negative attributes than other people. The present study examined the occurrence of the BTA effect on five important characteristics among 15,806 first-year secondary school Dutch…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Minority Groups, Foreign Countries, Rating Scales
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Massey, Emma K.; Gebhardt, Winifred A.; Garnefski, Nadia – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
In this study the full array of personal goals pursued by adolescents was examined using an idiographic goal-elicitation procedure. The aims of the study were twofold. Firstly, we investigated individual differences in self-generated goals and goal process appraisals based on sociodemographic characteristics. Secondly, we investigated the…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Adolescents, Goal Orientation, Well Being
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Sherman, Whitney H.; Wrushen, Barbara Rivers – Journal of School Leadership, 2009
This qualitative study elucidated differences and commonalities among eight practicing women secondary leaders from different ethnic backgrounds. Its purpose was to add to the existing body of knowledge on women leaders in general and to contribute to the dearth of research on minority women leaders and women in the secondary leadership role in…
Descriptors: Females, Leadership, Principals, Ethnic Diversity
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Williams, Belinda – Journal of Staff Development, 2006
Although economically disadvantaged and minority students made some gains in their academic achievement performance, education reforms still fail to close the academic achievement gap between them. A discussion of the factors that influence the achievement gap is presented and provides some professional development implications. According to the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Minority Groups, Educational Change, Cultural Differences
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