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Condition or Process? Researching Race in Education
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Dixson, Adrienne D., Ed.; Ladson-Billings, Gloria J., Ed.; Suarez, Cecilia E., Ed.; Trent, William T., Ed.; Anderson, James D., Ed. – American Educational Research Association (AERA), 2020
The question of why we need to think about how we research race demands a conceptualization of race that captures both its social construction and its temporal evolution. We need both an understanding of race and clarity about how we talk about it in our design and conduct of research, and in how we interpret and apply it in our findings. As a…
Descriptors: Race, Racial Differences, Research Design, Racial Bias
Teachers versus the Public: What Americans Think about Schools and How to Fix Them
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Peterson, Paul E.; Henderson, Michael; West, Martin R. – Brookings Institution Press, 2014
A comprehensive exploration of 21st Century school politics, "Teachers versus the Public" offers the first comparison of the education policy views of both teachers and the public as a whole, and reveals a deep, broad divide between the opinions held by citizens and those who teach in the public schools. Among the findings: (1) Divisions…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Public Schools
How Immigrants Fare in U.S. Education.
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Vernez, Georges; Abrahamse, Allan – 1996
This study is the first effort to produce a systematic description and analysis of the experience and performance of immigrant children and youths in the U.S. educational system. Data from the High School and Beyond (HSB) study initiated in 1980 were complemented by 1970, 1980, and 1990 U.S. Census figures to compare the performance of immigrant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents
The Color Line and the Quality of Life in America. The Population of the United States in the 1980s. For the National Committee for Research on the 1980 Census. A Census Monograph Series.
Farley, Reynolds; Allen, Walter R. – 1987
This book is about race and the differences race makes in the lives of Americans. Its mission is to convert 1980 census data into authoritative analyses of major changes and trends in American life. It includes the following chapters: (1) "Race in America: The Dilemma Continues"; (2) "Black Population Growth from Colonial Times to…
Descriptors: Black History, Blacks, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
Multicultural Education: An International Guide to Research, Policies, and Programs.
Mitchell, Bruce M.; Salsbury, Robert E. – 1996
This book is a reference work that examines a sample of the world's educational systems. The countries included are those that participated in an international study of multicultural education, along with other countries to provide a solid sampling of nations on all continents. Both developing and industrialized nations are included, as well as…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy
Race and Ethnicity in Research Methods. Sage Focus Editions, Volume 157.
Stanfield, John H., II, Ed.; Dennis, Rutledge M., Ed. – 1993
The contributions in this volume examine the array of methods used in quantitative, qualitative, and comparative and historical research to show how research sensitive to ethnic issues can best be conducted. Rethinking and revising traditional methodologies and applying new ones can portray racial and ethnic issues as they really exist. The…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
On the Frontier of Adulthood: Theory, Research, and Public Policy. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development, Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy
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Settersten, Richard A., Jr., Ed.; Furstenberg, Frank F. Jr., Ed.; Rumbaut, Ruben G., Ed. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
"On the Frontier of Adulthood" reveals a startling new fact: adulthood no longer begins when adolescence ends. A lengthy period before adulthood, often spanning the twenties and even extending into the thirties, is now devoted to further education, job exploration, experimentation in romantic relationships, and personal development. Pathways into…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Public Policy, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis