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Tanga, Pius T.; Nyasha, Kausi – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: This study explored the perceptions of stakeholders regarding the practice of cross-racial adoption (CRA) in East London, South Africa. Method: A qualitative research design was used. Data were collected through individual interviews and focus group discussions from 23 participants. The data were analyzed qualitatively, using thematic…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Blacks, Whites, Adoption
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Clark, Lawrence M.; Badertscher, Eden M.; Napp, Carolina – Teachers College Record, 2013
Background/Context: Recent research in mathematics education has employed sociocultural and historical lenses to better understand how students experience school mathematics and come to see themselves as capable mathematics learners. This work has identified mathematics classrooms as places where power struggles related to students'…
Descriptors: African American Students, African American Teachers, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers
Fleming, Lorraine; Ledbetter, Sislena; Williams, Dawn; McCain, Janice – Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (NJ1), 2008
Diversity has taken on many meanings, depending on the context in which it is used and the person using it. Today's engineering students have come to embody diversity as an extension of their home, academic and social environments. The result is a group of students that often show indifference to diversity (however defined) and the impact it will…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Racial Identification