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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Racial Composition"”.
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School Racial Composition and Discipline
… research finds school discipline to be a highly racialized process that contributes to greater inequality. While individual student level characteristics have been found to contribute to the likelihood of receiving an exclusionary punishment, recently there has been interest in how school …
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The racial composition of prisons and the conditions of confinement
… many studies have addressed the question of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system. Specifically, research has focused on discretionary aspects of criminal case processing. The question of differential treatment in correctional settings, however, has received less attention. The …
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Creating a climate for success?: Does racial composition matter for undergraduate Latina/o STEM retention?
… relationship between increases in Latino racial composition at the cohort level and student departure from the university; however, no differences were observed for STEM departure or other measures of structural diversity. Third, I test whether students’ high school racial context serves …
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"Examining the Effect of Academic ""Mismatch"" and Campus Racial Composition on College Students' Early Attrition"
Although it remains to be determined whether mismatch has the same effects on graduation, major/field choice, grade, student's self-concept, and career attainment, clearly the use of race in admission is positively associated with students' retention at the early stage of their college life, both …
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Pupil socioeconomic status, pupil race, and racial composition of the school district as components of the special education placement decision
… child, socioeconomic status of the child, and racial composition of the school district affect special education placement decisions? It was hypothesized that: there would be no difference in-the special education placement decisions made for white pupils and those made for black pupils; …
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Predominantly white institution or historically black college/university: Racial composition of school environment and perceived racism on African American students’ college experiences
<p>The current study explored perceived racism, mental health, and coping to see how those concepts might influence how African American students evaluate their college experiences. Additionally, this study explored how school environment (i.e., predominantly White institution [PWI] vs. …
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Role Expectations of the Elementary Principal and Parent as Perceived by Elementary Principals and Parents of Selected School-Communities Differing in Racial Composition
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Social Support, Prior Interracial Experiences, and Network Orientation: Factors related to Later Adjustment Among Black Freshmen at a Predominantly White University
… university completed information about the racial composition of their high school, family income, living arrangements, and stressor prior to entering school. At two times during the first semester they completed measures of social support, network orientation and adaptation to college. …
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Exploring the food landscape in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, MI: Neighborhood racial characteristics and food availability
… retail food environments alongside neighborhood racial composition with three measures: Modified Retail Food Environment Index (mRFEI), Grocery Store Density, and Fast-Food Density. This study's purpose is to determine whether racial composition predicts the food environment and therefore may …
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Ecological Examination of the Development of Color -Blind Racial Beliefs in Black College Students
The Ecological Model of Racial Socialization (EMRS) was tested among a sample of 204 Black college students from a Midwestern predominately White university. The EMRS explored the relation between the racial composition of participants' contexts and racial socialization provided by both familial …
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Ecological examination of the development of color-blind racial beliefs in black college students
The Ecological Model of Racial Socialization (EMRS) was tested among a sample of 204 Black college students from a Midwestern predominately White university. The EMRS explored the relation between the racial composition of participants’ contexts and racial socialization provided by both familial …
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A Study Examining Disparities in Selected Variables of High Performing and Low Performing High Schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… the student achievement scores, teacher quality, racial composition, socioeconomic status, student attendance, financial commitment, and condition of the building. Understanding these differences can provide valuable insight into the various factors that contribute to the academic success or …
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An exploration of workforce diversity management principles & practices in nursing homes
… census, culture change adoption, and workforce racial composition) influence WD management practices; and 4) demonstrate how external factors such as geographic location and community racial composition influence WD management practices. Survey methodology was used to survey 1,111 nursing homes …
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The Simultaneous Spatial Autoregressive Model and Its Application in the Housing and Pharmaceutical Markets
… relationship between the housing price and the racial composition in several U.S. metropolitan areas at the neighborhood level. By using the simultaneous SAR model, I can address an important issue that has not yet been studied extensively in the housing literature. Specifically, I call into …
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Perceptions of principals' behavior as rated by teachers, students, and principals in the junior high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee
… students on principal support is related to the racial composition and location of schools. 4. The divergence in the perceptions of students versus teachers on principals' receptivity to subordinates' ideas is related to the racial composition of schools. 5. The divergence in the perceptions of …
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Faith-Based Organizing and Partnerships in a Pittsburgh Neighborhood: A Look at East Liberty
… blend of African American churches and racially integrated churches -- all within this African American neighborhood in Pittsburgh's East End. In this research project, I will explore how several East Liberty churches are working with other churches (or faith-based organizations [FBOs]) …
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Satisfaction in interracial and intraracial relationships: a meta-analytic review
The percentage of interracial relationships has increased. Such relationships however, have a higher dissolution rate than intraracial relationships. Although researchers have proposed and tested several hypotheses to explain why the difference exists, there are some areas that remain contested. …
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Role of socio-economic status of the residential patterns at Empangeni and Esikhawini
… other result of) the socio-economic status and racial composition of the inhabitants of the towns. (ii) Whether they resulted from apartheid planning. Empangeni provides residences for whites while Esikhawini caters for Blacks. During 1988 a White man moved into the latter settlement in which he …
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Criminal Justice Policy, Race, and the Dynamics of Admission to Prison
Research has long documented racial and economic disparities in imprisonment and the recidivism rate. Despite studies that suggest these disparities cannot be fully explained by differential involvement in crime, scholars have not paid enough attention to how individual characteristics might …
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Perceptions of same-race and interracial dating couples on sexuality and relationship variables
Attitudes towards interracial dating and marriage have historically been used as barometers of racial acceptance in this country. As such, the interracial relationships literature focuses on attitudes towards different racial and ethnic groups as potential romantic partners, and on reactions from …
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