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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1997
Innovative programs of school reform and research for diverse student populations have tended to focus on specific cultural, linguistic, or ethnic populations and on specific local communities. Findings from this body of research over the years have resulted in a core of principles for designing and implementing programs for at-risk students. Five…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Development
Kerka, Sandra – 1997
Popular education is a form of adult education that encourages learners to examine their lives critically and take action to change social conditions. Popular education's goal is to develop people's capacity for social change. Although it may assume diverse forms, popular education usually involves a cycle described as action/reflection/action or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Change Agents, Change Strategies
Rasmussen, Linda – 1988
Children of migrant farmworkers are among the segments of the population most difficult to educate. Data from 1974 indicates the average migrant student had a 40% chance of reaching ninth grade, an 11% chance of reaching 12th grade, and a less than 10% chance of graduating from high school. Factors correlated with students quitting school are…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Change Strategies, Dropout Prevention
