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Direct linkJones, Helen – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2004
Changes in demographics are having a profound affect on education. Hodgkinson (1997) stated that the United States is the "first world nation in this history of humanity" (p. 3), where every nation in the world has a resident in this country. Former Governor of North Carolina and Chairman of the National Commission on Teaching and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Social Class, Multicultural Education, Student Diversity
McMillian, M. Monique – High School Journal, 2004
To improve achievement among African American students, education professionals must pay special attention to African American male achievement and reframe the academic achievement gap as a treatment gap. Engagement studies suggest that African American students, and African American boys in particular, are susceptible to academic disengagement.…
Descriptors: Males, Federal Legislation, African American Students, Teacher Attitudes
