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Walter, Gerard G.; DeCaro, James J. – 1986
The growth in enrollments of hearing-impaired students at colleges and universities indicates that the issue of accessibility is being addressed; however, it is not clear whether institutions have made adequate accommodations to meet the communicative and educational handicaps imposed by severe to profound hearing impairment. A survey was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Associate Degrees, College Programs, College Students
Ahola-Sidaway, Janice A. – 1988
This paper examines the key differences between elementary school culture and high school culture as experienced by a group of Quebec youngsters making the transition from elementary school to high school. It presents a selective summary of a major research study that focused on the fundamental differences between elementary school student life…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Relationship
Allen, Walter R.; Wallace, John – 1988
Three outcomes of the college experience for black students in U.S. higher education (student academic achievement, student social integration into campus life, and student occupational aspirations) are discussed with a theoretical emphasis on connections between institutional and individual characteristics in the explanation of student outcomes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Black Colleges, Black Students
Spearritt, D.; Colman, J. M. – 1983
This document evaluates the Australian Contingency Program for Refugee Children (mainly from Vietnam, Laos, and Kampuchea), which aimed to assist the children's English language acquisition and enable them to be integrated as soon as possible into regular classrooms. Chapters cover the following topics: (1) a description of the program; (2) areas…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences, Data Collection
Brumberg, Stephan F. – 1982
This paper explores the effects on both immigrants and schools of the historical encounter between New York City's public schools and East European Jewish immigrants to the city. The immigrants' background, their reasons for migrating, and the lifestyles that emerged from their efforts to adapt to American life are described. The paper examines…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Pluralism, Educational Attitudes
Perlman, Leonard G., Ed. – 1981
This publication contains five action papers presented at the New York City seminar on November 10-12, 1980. Each paper is presented separately as a chapter organized according to this format: summary comments; the paper itself; selected excerpts of reviews, comments, and questions of the Fellows who wrote and presented the papers; and summary of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Information Dissemination
Bosserman, Phillip – 1977
The paper reviews changes in core values of American society from 1876-1976 from a perspective of changes in allocation of time between work and nonwork. According to the author, core values motivate and direct people in a society. An historical review of sociological literature indicates a late 20th century trend away from the Protestant Work…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Ethics, Futures (of Society), History
Farley, Reynolds – 1975
Findings of recent studies of school segregation are reviewed in this paper which also tests the idea that school integration is a major cause of white flight from the nation's largest cities. Six major trends in school segregation about which there is agreement, along with three other issues, about which there is less concensus are given and…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Black Youth, Bus Transportation
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Trueba, Henry T. – Education and Urban Society, 1988
Argues that limited English speaking minority students can succeed in a classroom where only English is spoken. Presents strategies for effective culturally based instruction designed to reduce the effects of culture conflict and improve opportunities for academic success. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Thompson, Jane – 2002
This publication examines the contribution that arts and culture have to make, in ways that more formal education and social policy approaches struggle to achieve. It also explores the relationship between arts, culture, and lifelong learning, especially in overcoming social exclusion. It assumes that earning a living ought not to be calculated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alienation, Art, Art Education
Stainback, Susan, Ed.; Stainback, William, Ed. – 1996
This book discusses the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms and describes strategies that enhance the social success and educational achievement for all students. Section 1 provides an introduction to inclusion and contains the following chapters: "Rationale for Inclusive Schooling" (Anastasios Karagiannis and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Communication, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Benton, Hope – 1996
This book for children (ages 8 to 14) and the accompanying teacher/parent guide present the story of two brothers, one of whom has a severe hearing impairment, who climb up Mt. Fuji in Japan. Information on the disability is presented subtly and incidentally to encourage the reader to relate more personally and foster a deeper level of acceptance…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Attitude Change, Books, Childrens Literature
Porras, Silvia – 1998
This document considers the position, plight, and needs of recent Central American immigrants to Canada. It seeks to answer three questions: What kind of support do they need? What kind of programs can respond to their needs? How can they be helped to integrate into Canadian society? Several facts are uncovered, and conclusions are reached based…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language)
Clark, William A. V. – 1998
Since 1965, changes in the immigration law have altered the influx from abroad and transformed the nation, especially California. This book examines the fundamental transformation of the state's population, focusing on local outcomes in California communities. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss social and economic causes of immigration, types of migrants,…
Descriptors: American Dream, Asian Americans, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs
Alabama Inst. for Deaf and Blind, Talladega. – 1999
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of a 4-year federally funded project designed to meet the critical need in Alabama to provide effective practices in the delivery of educational services to children and youth with deaf-blindness from birth through 21 years of age and to their families and service providers. The project…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Deaf Blind
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