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Rumberger, Russell W. – Youth and Society, 1982
Documents recent differences (by race, sex and age) in the educational experiences of high school and college youth. High school experiences examined include attitudes toward school, academic performance, courses taken, and dropping out; college experiences cover participation, attendance patterns, major field of study, and sources of financial…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Attendance Patterns, Dropouts
Connell, R. W.; And Others – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1981
In order to understand working-class education, it is necessary to study ruling-class education. A study of private girls' schools in Australia shows the interrelated forces that result in practices constructed mainly within the schools. (JN)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Educational Change, Educational Environment, Educational Sociology
Nelson, Randle W. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1981
In his class on the sociology of education, a professor attempted to reduce the inequities caused by differences in gender and in socioeconomic background. A community-oriented situation was created in which individuals were made to feel comfortable in an unstructured learning environment. (JN)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Ethnicity, Higher Education
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Bowman, Mary Jean; Anderson, C. Arnold – Comparative Education Review, 1980
This paper looks at inter- and intracountry differences in Third World women's educational opportunities and attainments. Discussion includes differences in literacy rate by age; sex differences in enrollment rate, promotion, and wastage; early marriage and other social customs impacting on women's schooling; and social class differences in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Age Differences, Comparative Education, Developing Nations
Boshier, Roger; Baker, Gary – Adult Education, 1979
Fifty-nine adult education courses were randomly assigned to a fee and non-fee condition to establish the extent to which the two attract different clientele. It was concluded that fee removal from leisure-centered courses does not attract those significantly different from the middle class participants traditionally attracted to such courses.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
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Brophy, Jere; Alleman, Janet – Cognition and Instruction, 2003
This interview study gathered information about the prior knowledge and thinking of kindergarten to third- graders regarding the supply of water, heat, and light to modern homes. Findings indicated that students possessed only limited and spotty knowledge about utilities in modern homes. Within general trends, there was evidence of growth in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
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McDowell, Ceasar L. – Journal of Negro Education, 1990
Questions whether educational research concerned with children's abilities to learn science concepts has taken into account the effects of race, class, and gender on children's understanding. Contends that these factors are important variables to consider in cognitive research, and that their omission from this body of research has negative…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cognitive Ability, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Garcia, Sandra Anderson – Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 1989
Discusses the struggles of middle- and lower-class black women to use social programs and affirmative action mandates to advance their status. Examines ways their struggles have affected their self-perceptions and relationships with each other. (Author/JS)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Federal Legislation, Females
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Gilbert, Julie S. – History of Education, 1994
Asserts that England's civic universities maintained a much less restrictive environment than Oxford or Cambridge. Civic university women participated in all aspects of student life often exceeding the involvement of male students. Argues that social and economic differences contributed to this dichotomy. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational History, Equal Education, Extracurricular Activities, Females
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Iskandar, Niveen; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1995
Using hypothetical puppet interviews, 48 preschool children were interviewed about their preferences for teacher methods of conflict intervention. Puppet vignettes contrasted conflict issue, peer status, and resolution strategy (negotiation, power assertion, and disengagement). Results showed that preschoolers preferred negotiation strategies over…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Psychology, Childhood Attitudes, Conflict Resolution
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Tovey, Philip – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Reports on a study of school subcultures and their impact on 16 ex-public school British students, age 18-21. Finds that subcultures are genuine interactive units grounded in shared ideological positions. States that the subcultures fit within a hierarchical pattern and the higher the subculture the greater the level of exclusion. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Self Concept
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Nourot, Patricia Moninghan; Van Hoorn, Judith L. – Young Children, 1991
A review of research on children's symbolic play discusses ways for teachers to (1) defend the inclusion of play in the curriculum; (2) understand and respect differences in the ways children play; and (3) facilitate play in the classroom. Discusses the complexity of play and the controversy about play as part of the curriculum. (GLR)
Descriptors: Creativity, Cultural Differences, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Wilson, James Q. – Public Interest, 1993
Explores differences between males and females and their manifestation in biology and culture. Cultures differ, not in whether they cope with the socialization of males to invest in child rearing, but in how they deal with this problem. Issues of gender and power and gender and child rearing are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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Reichenbach, Bruce R.; Reichenbach, Sharon H. – Social Education, 1991
Describes a class simulation designed to enhance student awareness of social classes in Latin America. Notes that students learn how these groups function within their social and economic milieu. Includes detailed instruction for simulation procedure and roles that students play. Students become aware of inequities, the role of supply and demand,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Economics Education, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
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Clay, Daniel C.; McAllister, Jim – Rural Sociology, 1991
A national survey of 1,019 rural Rwanda households found that social class differences and stages of the family development cycle had roughly equal effects on family income. Effects of land scarcity and absence of alternative nonfarm employment on income inequality were also examined. Contains 36 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics, Family Income, Family Structure
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