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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Student Perspectives on Learning and Instruction: Differences by Race/Ethnicity and Gender.
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Roth, Jeffrey; Damico, Sandra Bowman – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1999
Interviewed high school students to determine whether teachers used instructional strategies that students believed helped them master new materials, noting whether the match between learning style and instructional format differed depending on student gender and race/ethnicity. Male Latinos reported more mismatches between learning and teaching…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Learning Strategies
Factors That Contribute to Students At Risk Persisting to Graduation.
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Damico, Sandra Bowman; Roth, Jeffrey – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1994
Studied the instructional and interpersonal factors that led a group of 17- to 19-year-old students (urban, rural, and suburban) at risk to persist in school rather than drop out. Interviews with 18 students, 13 compensatory education teachers, and 9 guidance counselors show the importance of caring relationships and personalized instruction in a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Compensatory Education, Counselors, High Risk Students