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Direct linkRobertson, Donald; Symons, James – Education Economics, 2003
With diminishing returns to the peer group, it is optimal social policy to mix children in schools. We consider what happens when, contrary to the outcome being determined by a social planner, schools and children are free to seek each other out: with some caveats, this leads to perfect segregation by child quality. It is shown that this is the…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Public Schools, Social Planning, Educational Policy
Download full textBaptiste, H. Prentice; Michal, Emil J., Jr. – Multicultural Education, 2004
The recognition, development and implementation of multicultural education in America is a relatively new and emerging idea. Prior to the middle of the previous century, the concept of addressing and providing a meaningful educational experience for all students, including students of color, was non-existent. In recent years, through the work of…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Educational Policy, Presidents, Educational Innovation
Burchardt, Tania – Social Indicators Research, 2005
One of the motivations frequently cited by Sen and Nussbaum for moving away from a utility metric towards a capabilities framework is a concern about adaptive preferences or conditioned expectations. If utility is related to the satisfaction of aspirations or expectations, and if these are affected by the individual's previous experience of…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Reference Groups, Multivariate Analysis, Justice
Sillaste, G. G. – Russian Education and Society, 2004
The process of economic reforms in Russia has been accompanied by drastic and negative phenomena in rural education, by a worsening of the already large difference in levels of schooling of young people in the countryside and in the cities. The present study is one of the first attempts at a comprehensive approach, from the standpoint of sociology…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Teacher Surveys
Frankland, H. Corine; Turnbull, Ann P.; Wehmeyer, Michael L.; Blackmountain, Lavine – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2004
Recent literature in the field of transition studies emphasizes importance of creating self-determination supports to promote independence, autonomy, and quality of life in students with disabilities. Much of that literature, however, has not taken cultural and familial factors into consideration. A review of the Navajo family and disability…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Navajo (Nation), Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Benham, J. Michelle – 1995
Several decades of research has demonstrated that students' perceptions about the amount of control they have over academic successes and failures contribute significantly to school performance. This paper reviews research studies that have investigated locus of control and causal attribution in the school setting. Suggestions are made for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Development, Educational Environment
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Papers from the opening session of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) conference are presented. "New Beginnings" (Robert Wedgeworth) opens the conference and pays tribute to S. R. Ranganathan, in whose memory the conference was dedicated, and William Warner Bishop, also a past president of IFLA.…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Financial Problems, Information Needs, International Organizations
de Acosta, Martha – 1994
An assessment of the educational status of children and youth attending Cleveland (Ohio) public schools was conducted through analysis of recent trends in the district and a comparison of the performance of students in the Cleveland schools with that of students in other large urban districts, Atlanta (Georgia), Boston (Massachusetts), and San…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts
Broomhall, David; Johnson, Thomas G. – 1992
This paper examines the incentive structures in rural communities that encourage or discourage the accumulation of human capital. This is done by identifying the factors that influence educational performance in four school districts in rural Appalachian Virginia and Kentucky. A review of human capital theory, models, and functions generated six…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Dropouts, Educational Attitudes
Bridge, Connie; And Others – 1995
The 1994-1995 study of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) Preschool Programs constitutes the fourth year of evaluation of the state-mandated preschool programs for at-risk 4-year-old children and 3- and 4-year-olds with disabilities. The report is divided into sections which discuss the methodology and the results (the bulk of the report) of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Problems, Blacks, Disabilities
Rivera, Manuel G. – 1993
This report provides an overview of Hispanic participation in education at the national level, in the state of Wisconsin, and in the Wisconsin Technical Colleges (WTCs). The first section provides national statistics, indicating that in 1990 Hispanics had a high school completion rate of 54.9%, more than 20 points below Black and 30 points below…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Students
Alsalam, Nabeel – 1996
This booklet summarizes major conclusions and the statistical evidence supporting them concerning how changes in higher education revenue and expenditure are related to institutional enrollments, tuition and fee charges, and student financial aid, as well as the overall value of a higher education degree. Findings are organized into the categories…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Educational Benefits
Peterson, Mary E. H. – 1997
Many studies have found that literacy exists in low-SES (low socioeconomic status) children's daily lives--it is the meaning, frequency of use, depth, and general use of literacy at home that affect the children's progress in school. Research studies clearly show differences in home literacy development of low-SES and higher income children that…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Family Environment, Literacy
Nebraska Univ. Medical Center, Omaha. – 1995
While a vast majority of children in Nebraska are experiencing a safe, healthy, and nurturing childhood, a significant number are not, and some of these numbers are growing. This Kids Count report is the third annual comprehensive review of available data in nine areas of child health and well-being in the state. Presented with these statistics…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect
