Using findings from a pilot study, discusses why there is good cause to believe that the five-paragraph essay has significant strengths as a tool for the development of writing competencies among low-income and first-generation college students. (EV)

Concentrates on cases of family engagement with information communication technologies (ICTs) at a very local level. (EV)

Responds to Scarr and McCartney's (1988) Bermudian study. Cites recently published research to support a conclusion that poverty alone does not predict school disadvantage so much as poor parents frequently having low motivation and less than high school graduation. (RJC)

When teachers promote rote memorization as a single strategy, they foster only limited, short-term information retention. Elaboration strategies (creating analogies, paraphrasing, and summarizing) are stressed by the Cognitive Learning Strategies Project at the University of Texas. Includes three references. (MLH)

Supermath, a learning strategy based on HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) Project, is helping students increase mathematics achievement. Three principles are involved: creating an intriguing learning environment, combining visual and interactive experiences with Socratic forms of conversation that help students create mental models and…

Analysis of Tennessee Job Training Partnership Act data shows that creaming (nonrandom selection of participants, especially nonselection of disadvantaged persons) takes place but not as greatly as critics suggest. Selection of economically disadvantaged persons would lower the placement rate only 8%; targeting high school dropouts would reduce…

Elaborates reasons traditional teacher education does not meet urban needs. Presents criteria for effective preparation of urban teachers in terms of candidate selection, faculty expertise, content, coaching, and evaluation. (SK)

Examines the epistemological beliefs of 100 underprepared college freshmen by asking these students what their beliefs are when they enter college, if these beliefs change after the initial exposure to college, and what structures underlie their beliefs. Claims the beliefs of underprepared students are best represented by two belief dimensions,…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how students' involvement in TRIO Upward Bound and Student Support Services has affected their decision to persist in obtaining a postsecondary degree. The overall aim in the study was to explore critical influences on the student's participation in these services, particularly those…

Educational and economic research shows that investing in school preparedness for low- income children prevents needless public spending and produces payoffs in K-12, government programs, and the private sector. Conversely, not investing in or cutting programs that produce school readiness results in increased spending and lost benefits for: (1)…

Beginning in the 1980s, Michigan began making investments in fully preparing young children for school--cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally. Currently Michigan's Great Start system encompasses both early childhood services and a strategic plan for the state's early childhood system of programs, services, and supports for children…

In the last two decades, China's education has experienced significant transformations and restructuring on account of privatization and marketization. Unlike the Mao era when the state assumed the major responsibilities in financing and providing education, individuals and families have now to bear increasing financial burdens in paying for…

School leaders' values and dispositions impact the quality of education in their schools. Effective schools and appropriate leadership dispositions must be assessed and standardized models must be developed to give direction for future growth. The accrediting agencies and the college of education at a mid-sized state university in a southern state…

During China's economic transformation, much of the rural population migrated to urban areas in search of employment opportunities. "Left-behind children" are the product of this phenomenon and need significant attention. Our study adopted elementary school students in Sichuan province as the subjects. After carefully studying their…

This bibliography on the history of black colleges and universities includes approximately 500 references which were compiled and edited from three bibliographic databases--ERIC, PSYCH, SIRS--and Dissertation Abstracts and a manual library search. Entries are listed alphabetically by author. Publications were originally published from 1887 through…