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Tunisha Hairston-Brown – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2024
The author describes their experience, as a Black woman, during the beginning of their teaching career. The author describes experiences in school as a young student, within their community, and as an adult out in public and in their early career. The author discusses their assimilation from childhood, and eventual transition to teaching within a…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, African Americans, Student Experience
Hayarpi Nersisyan – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This quantitative study investigated the impact of campus climate on the ethnic identity development and sense of belonging among Middle Eastern and North African/Southwest Asian and North African (MENA/SWANA) college students. This student population has largely been absent from research due to their classification as White in the U.S. Census and…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Group Unity, Interpersonal Relationship, College Students
Derrick R. Brooms – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
This qualitative study explored how Black men made sense of their college years. Specifically, using Museus's (2014) culturally engaging campus environments model as the study's framework, I analyzed 41 Black men's experiences in and perceptions of the campus environment at two different Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs). Findings revealed that…
Descriptors: Blacks, African Americans, African American Students, Minority Serving Institutions
Walker, J. D.; Wassenberg, Deena; Franta, Gabriel; Cotner, Sehoya – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2017
Certain scientific conclusions are controversial, in that they are rejected by a substantial proportion of nonscientists despite an overwhelming scientific consensus. Science educators are motivated to help students understand the evidence behind the scientific consensus on these matters and to move students' views into alignment with those held…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Resistance (Psychology), Controversial Issues (Course Content), Scientific Attitudes
Hwang, Yujong – Behaviour & Information Technology, 2010
Instructors and trainers are increasingly using online education and technology-mediated learning (TML) to supplement or replace traditional approaches to classroom teaching. Because mandatory involvement requirements may not intrinsically motivate learners to achieve high quality learning, social factors with commitment, such as identification…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Student Motivation, Social Influences, Group Activities
Hall, William S.; And Others – 1972
The purpose of the experiment described in this document was to obtain empirical evidence regarding the plausibility of an hypothesis that there are 4 stages in the evolution of black awareness. The first stage is the pre-encounter stage, in which a person is programmed to view and to think of the work world as being nonblack, antiblack, or the…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, Group Unity

Pomeroy, Richard; Johnson, Trevor – Educational Review, 1983
A choice of friends questionnaire and interviews were used to examine how pupils of similar ability perceived themselves in relation to their peers and to the school system. While the formation of group cohesiveness among remedial children was identified, this did not correlate with antischool values and negative self-images. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Friendship, Group Unity, Remedial Instruction

Davidson, Ann Locke; And Others – Educational Foundations, 1993
Examines the effects of ethnicity on students, discussing how the meaning and practice of ethnic identity are shaped by school experiences. The article suggests ethnicity is negotiated across time and social situations, rather than solely from group membership. Daily social interaction mediates and reshapes institutionally produced social or…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity, Group Unity

Phinney, Jean S. – American Behavioral Scientist, 1996
Recommends developing a secure, positive sense of one's racial identity through questioning preexisting attitudes and examining the past and present relationships between one's own and other groups. Describes several models of positive ethnic identity development for minority and white students. Discusses the implications of this research for…
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Relations, Ethnicity
Olivas, Margarita Refugia – 1996
Research on U.S. "Greek" sororities has typically addressed issues dealing with White women in higher education. In contrast, this case study sought to identify the cultural behaviors and group norms that serve to enhance academic achievement and reinforce personal growth among members of a Latina sorority. In fall 1993, interviews were…
Descriptors: College Students, Ethnicity, Females, Group Unity

Carrington, Bruce; Short, Geoffrey – Educational Studies, 1996
Presents the results of a case study of 9- to 11-year-olds' understanding of nationalism and collective identity in Scotland. Compares the responses of mostly-white Edinburgh students with those drawn from a multiethnic cohort from English schools. Examines the policy implications of these results. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Educational Policy
Der-Karabetian, Aghop; Proudian-Der-Karabetian, Armine – 1984
Results of a study which examined the impact of the Lebanese civil war on the ethnic orientation of Armenians in Lebanon are presented. A brief historical overview of the presence of Armenians in Lebanon is given first, focusing on the evolution of Armenian-Arab relations. A theoretical framework is then provided to guide the discussion of the…
Descriptors: Arabs, College Students, Culture Conflict, Ethnic Relations

Ruttenberg, Jonathan; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
Examines the relationship between indicators of collective identity (collective self-esteem, religious involvement, involvement in ethnic organizations) and prejudice towards the other group among Jewish and Arab college students. Collective identity variables largely were unrelated to prejudice among the Jewish students. Findings for the Arab…
Descriptors: Arabs, College Students, Cultural Interrelationships, Ethnic Bias
Bassano, Sharron Kay; Christison, Mary Ann – 1981
Suggestions for improving conversation groups in the intermediate and advanced English as a second language classroom are considered with attention directed to design of the activities, preparation of the individuals involved, and selection of the subject matter. In addition, factors that cause conversation groups to fail are discussed. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Second Language Programs, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses