This book overviews the process by which Mexican American children are socialized to the dominant Anglo American society and analyzes a 1973-76 study and 1983-86 follow-up of Mexican American college students regarding their knowledge of their own race and ethnicity and their attitudes toward the White race and culture. The chapters are: chapter…

This study examined family formation, employment, child-care arrangements, parenting, family activities, and attitudes and values of British parents. Subjects were nearly 6,000 British 33-year-old married parents, originally subjects in the longitudinal National Child Development Study, which traced the lives of all those in Great Britain born in…

This book analyzes, from a British perspective, critical factors in the development of services for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in mainstream schools. Seven key determinants of this change process are identified: (1) political will to initiate and sustain developments with pupils with SEN; (2) adequacy of services and resources…

Addressing the needs of English language learners, remedial readers, avid readers, gifted readers, dormant readers, reluctant readers, and readers in content areas, this book's goal is to help middle school teachers connect their students to reading. The book offers multiple lists of trade books that different types of middle school readers enjoy;…

Those who advocate for developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) do so based on the conviction that these classroom practices enhance children's development and facilitate learning. This ERIC Digest examines recent research on DAP and social-emotional and cognitive development, and describes what we have learned about DAP in early childhood…

A research project determined the impact of workplace language and literacy inclusive training (LLIT) on key aspects of the workplace in regard to the process of workplace change. Over 500 respondents in more than 30 different Australian workplaces representing 13 industries across 5 Australian states took part. The study developed and used five…

This volume contains all statistical data from a research project that determined the impact of workplace language and literacy inclusive training (LLIT) on key aspects of the workplace in regard to the whole process of workplace change. The document presents the principal data on which the findings and recommendations are based. A general…

The Precollege Summer Camp Opportunity for Potential Educators (SCOPE) project was a minority recruitment and retention program designed to attract academically challenged tenth and eleventh grade students into teaching careers in mathematics and science. This three-year project offered a six-week summer camp for 50 precollege minority students in…

A study was undertaken to develop and pilot an assessment model for an on-line, college-level, French civilization course. The model was applied to examine the effects of this instructional mode on teaching and learning, noting opportunities for faculty-student contact, speed and type of feedback, time on task, and concerns with learning styles.…

This study investigated whether a Professional Development Practicum (PDP) at Pennsylvania's Millersville University had an impact on the educational values of PDP student teachers, especially those related to middle level school reform. Researchers designed a 2-semester study to assess changes in educational values of student teachers placed in…

A study investigated bachelor's degree completion times and related factors for students in Oklahoma higher education institutions. Data were drawn from survey information on 1,399 college freshmen in 1995 and cohort data on the entire freshman population of 37,059 in 1988. Analyses focus on comparison of students' expected and actual…

This collection of 34 essays focuses on the practical application of theory within the domain of college classroom teaching, dealing primarily with undergraduate teaching at two- and four-year institutions. Part 1 examines the psychological foundations of teaching and learning, with chapters on cognition, student motivation, student and faculty…

This document, which is intended for vocational educators, contains the materials needed for a group project designed to help students develop the employability skills required to create their own business. The document begins with the scenario for the learning project, during which teams are given a hypothetical $250,000 to form a new business…

The papers included here examine issues related to the role outside specialists, such as linguists, educators, or media professionals, can play in the preservation of endangered languages. Language communities must continue to use their mother tongues if the languages are to survive, and this has led to questions about whether outside…

This guide is a compilation of stories from early childhood educators throughout the state of Indiana and selected articles from research and experts in the field to assist Indiana educators in designing effective curricula, instruction, and assessment for children from preschool through third grade. The focus of the guide is developmentally…