The purpose of this report is to examine issues associated with studying teaching of literature in reference to a study of high school students' responses to multicultural literature. The purpose of this study was to determine how students' discourses of race, class, and gender influences their responses to multicultural literature as well as how…

This document contains a summary of 19 of the 38 indicators in "The Condition of Education 2004." The topics covered include: trends in full-day and half-day kindergarten enrollments, the concentration of enrollment by race/ethnicity and poverty, students' gains in reading and mathematics achievement through 3rd grade, trends in student…

This report presents student-level achievement results for two groups of schools in Tennessee: (a) four charter schools that began operation in 2003-2004; and (b) three new charter schools that were established in 2004-2005. These two cohorts were therefore completing their second and first academic years, respectively, at the time the achievement…

This handbook contains more than 400 charts and tables covering data on Non-Hispanic Whites, Native Americans, and African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans. The handbook presents a broad range of data on demographic context; education; economics and employment; health, well-being, and lifestyles; family; sex, fertility, and contraception; religion;…

This monograph presents research recommending a broad, unconventional definition of cultural participation that encompasses the variety of artistic and cultural expression in a diverse society. It also examines how and why people participate in arts and culture. Information comes from an evaluation of Community Partnerships for Cultural…

Research has shown that children use physical features to distinguish among people, and that race can be distinguished by certain features such as skin color and the shape of eyes, nose, and lips. However, L. Hirschfeld (1993, 1994) has argued that children must have the concept of race before they form the race social category and that other…

The book addresses a number of pressing issues: how race, culture, power, and language affect actual classrooms and pedagogies; the social processes and school structures that can either hinder or support student learning; and the extent to which teachers have--or should have--control over their day-to-day instructional practices and decisions…

Reviews literature on teenage abortion seekers. Suggests and tests a theoretical model designed to predict whether a low-income pregnant teenager will decide to abort or to deliver her baby. Concludes that age and socioemotional variables are the strongest predictive elements in the model. (GC)

Discusses weaknesses in present educational policy concerning Hispanics: (1) confusing of race and ethnicity; (2) ignoring the historical experience of various Hispanic groups; and (3) disregarding subgroup difference. Stresses need to bring policymakers and Hispanic researchers together. (ST)

Three issues in the controversy over special admissions programs to higher education are presented. It is argued (1) that academic achievement need not be the sole criterion for admissions; (2) that race and sex can serve as qualifications for admission; and (3) that there are moral grounds for special admissions. (JMF)