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Peer reviewedSchneider, E. Joseph – Equity and Excellence, 1992
Examines issues surrounding the nation's concern about its economic well-being and the resulting movement to reform U.S. education. It is argued that it is wrong to blame the nation's economic woes on the educational system or to expect the schools to bail the country out of its doldrums. (SLD)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Peer reviewedVelez, William; Fernandez, Ricardo R. – Equity and Excellence, 1991
The ASPIRA Association in the District of Columbia conducted a longitudinal multimethod study with 1,152 students based on school records, interviews, the High School and Beyond study, and 1-year followup to study dropouts among Hispanic-American students in 5 cities: Chicago, Miami, Newark, Milwaukee, and San Antonio. Findings represent an…
Descriptors: Black Students, Data Collection, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedMiller, Patricia S. – Equity and Excellence, 1991
Increasing teachers' senses of efficacy toward educating minority, poor, and low achieving students is an important element of school restructuring. Changing societal values toward individual differences and misconceptions about students' abilities to learn is essential. Teacher behaviors that are effective with low achievers are effective for all…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Educationally Disadvantaged
