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Tara Madden-Dent – Advances in Motivation and Achievement, 2021
As high school and college graduates enter today's highly competitive and diverse, globalized economies, cultural competence and social and emotional learning (SEL) competencies continue being essential skills for college, career, and life success. These capabilities are more than valuable assets, they are employability requirements in a modern…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Social Emotional Learning, Foreign Students, Student Needs
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Noureddine, Ikbal; Vasquez Heilig, Julian – Multicultural Education Review, 2020
Students who are newcomers to the United States -- as English Learners (ELs) -- face barriers to learning, and their academic success often lags behind their native-English-speaking peers. Notably, there is paucity in the literature about Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) high school student newcomers' academic challenges as ELs and the…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Barriers, High School Students, Foreign Countries
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Kimbel, Tyler M.; Schellenberg, Rita – Professional School Counseling, 2013
Authors discuss the importance of school counselors addressing spiritual and religious issues in ethically meeting the developmental and cultural needs of K-12 students. Domains of spiritual and religious competence for professional counselors, published by the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC, 2009),…
Descriptors: Student Needs, School Counselors, School Counseling, Spiritual Development
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Tomlinson, Carol Ann; Javius, Edwin Lou – Educational Leadership, 2012
Sorting students into different tracks within a school correlates strongly with student race and economic status and predicts and contributes to student outcomes. Students in higher-level classes typically experience better teachers, curriculum, and achievement levels than peers in lower-level classes. Creating classrooms that support equity of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Difficulty Level, Curriculum Design, Academic Achievement
Hare, Mark – Online Submission, 2013
The RocCity Scholars Program was developed to establish the efficacy of replicating the Rosen Scholars Program (ERIC #ED451789). Both programs were offered in inner-city environments, (New York City and Rochester) and both targeted the same under-served populations: college-bound academic achievers who were culturally, socially and financially…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Urban Areas, At Risk Students, Disadvantaged Youth
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Goh, Michael; Wahl, Kay Herting; McDonald, Julie Koch; Brissett, Annette A.; Yoon, Eunju – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2007
School counselors are poised to play a significant role within comprehensive school counseling programs in addressing the needs of immigrant children in schools. The authors describe how school counselors can have a positive impact on the adjustment of immigrant students by building cross-cultural bridges through the use of cross-cultural…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Immigrants, School Counseling, Counselor Role