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Peer reviewedEspinosa, Ruben; Ochoa, Alberto – American Journal of Education, 1986
Considers the following for students of various ethnic and linguistic backgrounds: (1) distribution in schools with different achievement levels; (2) how they relate to reading and math achievement; and (3) what school characteristics determine achievement in grades three, six, and twelve. All public elementary and high schools in California were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Institutional Characteristics
Foote, Tom H.; And Others – 1978
This report presents data which show the concentrations of ethnic, limited English speaking (LES), and non-English speaking (NES) students in California's public schools. Data are also presented to show public school pupil-to-staff ratios by ethnicity. Tables are used to make comparisons across ethnic groups, student/staff groups, schools,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Demography, Equal Education
Download full textOxford-Carpenter, Rebecca; And Others – 1984
This study makes demographic projections of the limited English proficient (LEP) and non English language background (NELB) populations in the United States to the year 2000, based on 1976 figures. Results of NELB projections include the following: (1) the Spanish group is increasing dramatically, but the Asian and non-Spanish/non-Asian groups are…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Demography, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Young, Christabel; And Others – 1983
The results of a study which identified the employment aspirations and needs of Greek and Italian immigrant youth in Australia are presented in this book. There are 11 Chapters, the first three of which discuss, respectively; (1) research background and methodology; (2) the experience of Greek and Italian immigrant youth in Australia (a literature…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Attainment, Educational Experience, Employment Patterns
PDF pending restorationNational Center for Education Statistics (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1978
Of an estimated 11.2 million persons in the United States identifying themselves as being of Hispanic origin in spring 1976, 3 out of 4 were native born. As a group, they had a high degree of Spanish-language maintenance. The degree of current Spanish-language usage was much lower among those born in the United States than among those born in a…
Descriptors: Demography, Ethnic Distribution, Ethnic Groups, Geographic Distribution
Hunter, Russell; Sheldon, M. Stephen – 1980
This three-part report describes the data collected during Fall 1979 in a longitudinal study of 5,892 students at 15 California community colleges. Chapter I describes the background of the study in terms of the research procedures used (i.e., sampling, interviewing, data collection instruments, data transmittal and analysis); goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Community Colleges, Displaced Homemakers
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1979
This report provides information on factors that are associated with children's progress through elementary school and high school. Children's rates of advancement through school were measured by comparing the grade attended in 1976 with the typical grades attended by children at each age. The grade in which most children of a given age were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis
