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Baker, Spencer, R.; Robinson, Jack E.; Danner, Mona J. E.; Neukrug, Edward S. – 2001
This study used community contextual variables to investigate adolescent academic achievement, examining school districts and individual schools with 8th grade students. The first analyses were conducted for school year 1997-98. The school district model was replicated for 1996-97. Data came from the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Influence, Context Effect, Early Adolescents
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Sutterby, John A.; Ayala, Javier; Murillo, Sandra – Bilingual Research Journal, 2005
This paper describes the development of Spanish-language proficiency in bilingual preservice teachers at a university on the Texas--Mexico border. A survey with open-ended questions was administered to preservice teachers in bilingual and English as a Second Language certification programs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the paths…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Language Proficiency, Student Surveys, English (Second Language)