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Crosnoe, Robert; Benner, Aprile D. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2012
Although long-term social change is challenging to study, it is theoretically important because its effects are not immediate and it is not usually powered by major social institutions. Another challenge is that individuals are often only vaguely aware of long-term social changes and do not fully consider how they might be affected personally. As…
Descriptors: School Personnel, Race, Social Change, Family Life
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Doolan, Stephen M. – Written Communication, 2014
Developmental composition courses serve a sizable and growing number of Generation 1.5 students, or long-term U.S. resident language learners, and it is believed that language challenges may be part of Generation 1.5 writers' difficulty in controlling the academic register. The current study investigates possible similarities and differences…
Descriptors: Writing Difficulties, Student Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)