A study was conducted to determine the technical agriculture knowledge level attained by Vocational Agriculture II students on a criterion-referenced test developed from Louisiana's Vocational Agriculture II basic curriculum; and determine if students' scores on the test differed according to selected variables: Future Farmers of America…

Presents comparable data on microcomputer ownership and use for schools in different regions of the country and in cities, suburbs, and rural locations; for middle/junior high schools compared to elementary and high schools; and for schools serving White and minority low-income families versus those serving high-income and middle-income families.…

This study defines and explains various expressions of ethnicity by the use of an inventory designed to measure degrees of self-identity with respect to ingroup affirmation, ingroup denial, ideal self identity, and real self identity. (Author/DEP)

The purpose of this analysis was to examine the persistence, graduation and transfer rates of full-time students who received an EAG (Educational Assistance Grant) or GAG (Guaranteed Access Grant) and matriculated during the 1996-1997 academic year. The performance of these students was examined on the basis of the number of years in which…

Researchers have long been interested in the relationship between literacy and health. Over the past several decades, many studies have been conducted to analyze the difficulty of health-related print materials, evaluate patients' ability to read these types of materials and to recognize common medical terms, and determine whether patients'…

This publication provides a compilation of statistical information covering enrollments in Pennsylvania public, private and nonpublic schools. Public schools totaled 3,248 which included: 19 comprehensive area vocational-technical schools (AVTSs), 66 occupational AVTSs, 116 charter schools, two consortium-operated alternative high schools, 9…

Sponsored by the Pathways to College Network, this issue of "Diversity Digest" highlights some of the research that informs Pathways. Several of the articles identify factors that affect underserved students' ability to attend and succeed at postsecondary institutions. In the first article, "The Right to Learn and the Pathways to College Network"…

This report presents information from the Winter 2002-03 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) web-based data collection. Tabulations represent data requested from all postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal student financial aid programs. The tables in this publication include data on the number of staff…

This paper presents descriptive results of a pioneering and exploratory study of mentoring among law faculty at American Bar Association (ABA) approved law schools. The findings are discussed and reconciled using a focused review of the mentoring literature addressing gender and race. The paper concludes with suggestions for promoting equitable…

To make a case against recently passed legislation in Georgia banning social promotion, one must start by examining the state's rationale for the decision that based on the perceived views teachers have on the issue. Research suggests, however, that teachers hold contradictory opinions concerning the use of standardized tests for high-stakes…

This brief reports on WestEd's review of California's graduation rate. It examines the methodological debate, provides comparisons between California and other states, and shows California results by race and ethnicity (including data from several of the state's large school districts). Finally, it draws three conclusions: (1) the state's…

This issue of California Counts explores educational resources and outcomes across racial and ethnic groups in the state. Family and school resources, student outcomes, and public policy initiatives affecting California's students from early childhood through university are examined. Several factors that potentially contribute to racial and ethnic…

This book considers in unprecedented detail one of the most confounding questions in American racial practice: when to speak about people in racial terms. Viewing "race talk" through the lens of a California high school and district, "Colormute" draws on three years of ethnographic research on everyday race labeling in…

In order to bring the study of bi- and tri-mixed racial groups into the body of racial theory, it is suggested that such groups be viewed as little races.'' Modern change threatens the future of the little races. (DM)

Examines the differences in race relations in various societies such as in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States. (SB)