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Mendez, Linda M. Raffaele; Knoff, Howard M. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2003
This study examined demographic characteristics of out-of-school suspensions in the 142 schools of a Florida school district for the 1996-97 school year. Among suspensions and across levels black males were most Overrepresented, followed by black females. Most suspensions were for relatively minor misbehavior (especially disobedience) and were…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Black Students, Discipline, Disproportionate Representation
O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Jerry, Laura; Ballator, Nada; Herr, Fiona – 1997
In 1990, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) included a Trial State Assessment (TSA); for the first time in the NAEP's history, voluntary state-by-state assessments were made. The sample was designed to represent the 8th grade public school population in a state or territory. In 1996, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Grade 8
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Mahoney, Beverly Saxton, Ed.; Brown, Kelli McCormack, Ed. – Health Education Monograph Series, 1999
This monograph provides a collection of articles on health educators' approaches to advocacy: "The Role of Health Education Advocacy in Removing Disparities in Health Care" (John P. Allegrante, Donald E. Morisky, and Behjat A. Sharif); "The Role of Health Education Associations in Advocacy" (M. Elaine Auld and Eleanor…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Age Differences, American Indians, Disadvantaged