Conferences || Education Conference Calendar from CA Dept of Ed || Calendar of Education-Related Conferences from ERIC || Special Ed upcoming conferences || Creating New Visions for Education 2004 Conference || Forthcoming Conferences (new as of 4/05/04) National Assoc. for Developmental Ed (NADE) (click on Conferences, over on left); 2005 conference is in Albuquerque, NM, Mar 9-12, 05; || National Center for Accelerated Schools (2005 conference is in San Francisco, Jan 14-18, 05) ||

Organizations (other organizations) Center for Teacher Formation || National Teaching & Learning Forum || Schools Without Walls (SWW) || Center for the Study of College Student Retention (they publish the Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice) || American Council on Education -- Center for Advancement of Racial & Ethnic Equity || New as of 3/26/04: National Assessment Governing Board || Commission on Professionals in Science & Technology (they have an IT Workforce Data Project Report you can download) || National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME) || Jobs for the Future || MESA || Puente || TRIO || GEAR-UP || NCES || Accelerated Learning Network || National Center for Accelerated Schools  || NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) || New as of 7/13/04 Pew Hispanic Center: Report on Latino Youth Finishing College ||

Replication issues || New as of 3/26/04 || New as of 4/2/04

AVID replication info
AVID Online Contact AVID Online for replication information.
Local AVID -- Catherine Franke is listed as AVID person at Santa Cruz High This page from UCSC talks about UCSC-AVID partnership.

Ramona High School "The AVID program is ... noteworthy for its attention to maintaining integrity of the program in its replication and dissemination. The literature on innovative programs is replete with examples of highly effective programs that deteriorate in the process of being adapted in other settings to the point of being recognizable in name only. An infrastructure of professional development support for AVID dissemination has been developed through regional centers in California." Other information on this site concerns the program's successes, and studies that have been done, e.g., "Mehan et al. state that 'AVID coordinators are engaged in an explicit socialization process in their classrooms that parallels the implicit socialization process that occurs in well-to-do families.' (p. 10). Mehan et al. state further that 'AVID coordinators explicitly teach aspects of the implicit culture of the classroom and the hidden curriculum of the school. Furthermore, they mediate the relationship between families, high schools, and colleges by serving as advocates and sponsors of AVID students.' (Ibid.)

Possible to identify some experts, some individuals experienced with replications? Some possible routes for doing that, in addition to contacting AVID:
EdGateway Discussions -- There are currently (3/15/04) 260 ongoing discussions; or start your own! Requires registration (free).
Institute of Education Sciences and its What Works Clearinghouse at ED.gov

Lundblad, Jennifer P, "A Review and Critique of Rogers' Diffusion of Innovation Theory as it Applies to Organizations." Organization Development Journal. Winter 2003. Vol. 21, Iss. 4; pg. 50 I printed out a copy of this article, and gave it to you on 3/19/04

Wejnert, Barbara. " Integrating Models of Diffusion of Innovations: A Conceptual Framework." Annual Review of Sociology; 2002, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p297, 30p I printed out a copy of this article, and gave it to you on 3/19/04

ERIC materials (Educational Research Information Center)

ERIC Digest Transformative Learning in Adulthood

AVID There are hundreds of reports and articles on AVID. None, that I found, specifically on replication. Here's brief information on three that are evaluations of AVID --

ED472171
The AVID Program in AISD, 1999-2002.
Author Oswald, Kim Johnson
Pagination 21
Publication Date 2002-12-00
Publication Type Reports - Evaluative
Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) is a program designed to help underachieving students with academic potential prepare for entrance into colleges and universities. An evaluation of the AVID program was conducted to determine program effects. ...... [Austin Independent School district)

ED465771
The AVID Program in AISD: Program Evaluation Report, 2000-2001.
Author Oswald, Kim Johnson
Pagination 36
Publication Date 2002-03-00
Publication Type Reports - Evaluative
"As the demonstration grant that started AVID comes to an end, and AVID becomes integrated into AISD, it is important to evaluate program operation and participants' success."

ED474012
The Magnificent Eight: AVID Best Practices Study. Final Report.
Author Guthrie, Grace Pung;Guthrie, Larry F.
Pagination 59
Publication Date 2002-02-00
The AVID Best Practices Study assessed the relative efficacy of 11 AVID program essentials; examined schoolwide effects of AVID; and identified necessary research-based changes in AVID program essentials or staff development. ...

Replication as a topic
ED467568
Lessons Learned: What the WAY Program Can Teach Us about Program Replication.
Author Baker, Amy, J. L.;Dale, Nan;Racine, David
Pagination 48
Publication Date 2002-05-00
Publication Type Reports - Evaluative
This report describes challenges, opportunities, and pitfalls that exist when attempting to replicate successful youth programs, focusing on the replication of a program originally developed by the Children's Village, Dobbs Ferry, New York. The program was designed to motivate youth in the child welfare system's residential treatment program to stay in school and develop and practice sound work ethics after discharge from care. The program, "Work Appreciation for Youth," was implemented by four community-based organizations with out-of-school youth living in their own communities. Examination of the replication process suggests a number of key issues for consideration by administrators and practitioners of replication sites, sponsoring agencies, and funders. Findings highlight the fact that identifying successful program models and promoting replications is only part of the challenge. Successful replications require careful consideration of several key issues by the replicating site, sponsoring agency, and funding agency (e.g., establishing a mutually agreed-upon quality control mechanism for replication sites before starting; ensuring broad, high-level organizational commitment to the program; developing an implementation manual; making sure programs are large enough; allowing for extended startup time; and facilitating ongoing funding). (SM)

Racine, David. "Dissolving Dualities: The Case for Commonsense Replication." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, vol. 32, 2, June 2003, p. 307-314. I gave you a copy of this article on 4/2/04. Racine refers to Winter's article "Replication as Strategy" in his bibliography.

Winter, Sidney G., and Gabriel Szulanski. "Replication as Strategy." Organization Science, vol. 12, 6, Nov/Dec 2001, p. 730+ I printed out this article for you. Talks about "the broad scope of knowledge transfer," and discusses a "theory of replication strategy," but (my own take) the focus is on franchising. One key idea may be useful: the "Arrow Core" (named after Kenneth Arrow, Nobel Prize winner in economics for his theories about information economics), which is information about "which traits are replicable, how these attributes are created, and the characteristics of environments in which they are worth replicating" (see p. 6 of the printed out article). The Arrow core concept might be quite helpful, I think, to your work. [Using "Arrow core" as a search term only turned up business or organizational science articles that are far from the content in which you're interested; at least so far.]

America's Choice "The America's Choice® School Design is the result of our extensive study of the best educational practices in the U.S. and abroad. The aim of the design is to ensure that every student is successful on state and local assessments and prepared for college. The design complies in every respect with the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001." I printed out their America's Choice School Design: A Research-Based Model document for you. A proposal to adopt America's Choice in Monterey (CA) was turned down in a 4-3 vote in May 03. I printed out this news story for you -- author is Friedrich.

New American Schools --their Web site. Commentary on New American Schools:
Berends, Mark et al. Facing the Challenges of Whole-School Reform: New American Schools after a Decade. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Education, 2002. I got this book on ILL. I photocopied sections for you-- Summary, NAS's "Theory of Action;" "implications for Future Efforts."

Berends, Mark et al. "Looking Back Over a Decade of Whole-School Reform: The Experience of New American Schools." Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 84, 2, Oct. 2002, p. 168+ I printed this article out for you. Good outline of origin (NAS worked with RAND) and conceptual framework. Reports on a study of NAS schools. Some good "Implications for Future Reform Efforts," p. 9+ of the printout.

Success for All -- their Web site. Commentary on Success for All: There has been considerable controversy over the claims made for Success for All. Slavin is adament that it is successful; his critics bring up questions about the evaluation research that's been done. I printed out some of these articles -- Slavin (2 articles), Baker (1 article, it's a review of a Slavin and Madden book; read this to get an overview); Pogrow (1 article; Pogrow is repeatedly critical of Slavin-- excerpt from the abstract of this article: "there is now a large and consistent set of independent studies concluding that there is no effect from Success for All, New American Schools, or any other schoolwide reform model.")

New as of 4/28/04

Kirby, Sheila Nataraj et al. Implementation in a Longitudinal Sample of New American Schools: Four Years into Scale-Up. RAND Education, 2001. I borrowed this on ILL; it came; I photocopied sections for you, including the bibliography. "Between the fourth and fifth years...we found a significant downturn in implementation." (from the summary, p. xv)

Affective education Transition to Adulthood || New as of 3/26/04 || New as of 4/25/04 and 4/26/04 || New as of 5/6/04 -- this section includes materials about neuroscience and learning

Caldwell, Leon D. and Siwatu, Kamau O. "Promoting Academic Persistence in African American and Latino High School Students: The Educational Navigation Skills Seminar." High School Journal, Oct/Nov2003, vol. 87 Issue 1, p30, 9p. On Academic Search Elite. I gave you a copy of this article.

Chavkin, Nancy Feyl and John Gonzales. Mexican Immigrant Youth and Resiliency: Research and Promising Programs. Summarizes resiliency literature; lists promising programs. ERIC Digest. EDO-RC-00-1; 2000010 I printed this out for you.

Conchas, Gilberto Q. "Structuring Failure and Success: Understanding the Variability in Latino School Engagement." Harvard Education Review fol. 71, 3, Fall 2001, p. 475+ I printed this out for you.

Gibson, Margaret A. Improving Graduation Outcomes for Migrant Students. Addresses "factors supporting student success." ERIC Digest. EDO-RC-03-2 200307. I printed this out for you. Dr. Gibson is a prof of education and anthropology at UCSC. ggibson@cats.ucsc.edu; 831.459.4740

Gloria, Alberta M. and Tamara A. Ho. "Environmental, Social, and Psychological Experiences of Asian American Undergraduates: Examining Issues of Academic Persistence." Journal of Counseling and Development, vol. 81, 1, Winter 2003, p. 93+ Article is about Asian Americans, but reviews lit about academic persistence; discusses College Self-Efficacy Inventory (CSEI) I printed this out for you.

McCombs, Barbara L. "Reducing the Achievement Gap." Society Jul/Aug2000, Vol. 37 Issue 5, p29, 8p. On Academic Search Elite. I gave you a copy of this article.

Similar programs
KIPP Knowledge Is Power Program Has just received a grant of nearly $8 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. (Newsweek 22 March 2004, p. 12)

Special topic: Procrastination/Not completing tasks
Haycock, Laurel A. et al. "Procrastination in College Students: The Role of Self-Efficacy and Anxiety." Journal of Counseling and Development, vol. 76, Summer 1998, p. 317+ I printed this out for you.

Misra, Ranjita, et al. "College Students Academic Stress and its Relation to Their Anxiety, Times Management, and Leisure Satisfaction." American Journal of Health studies, vol. 16, 1, 2000, p. 41+ I printed this out for you.

Journals
Journal of Transformative Education and its Tables of Contents

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk

Bilingual Research Journal -- worth exploring, anyway. For example, there's a review (Spring 2002 issue) of Reyes and Scribner's Lessons from High-Performing Hispanic Schools: Creating Learning Communities.

Books you listed, with Amazon.com sales ranks from 3/16/04. None of them are best sellers. I have not yet independently looked for best sellers for this kind of book, but the rank gives you some indication. NOTE: The Stone, Patton, Heen book is no. 247!

Dalton, Jane. The Compassionate Classroom: Lessons that Nurture Wisdom and Empathy. Tucson, Ariz.: Zephyr Press, 2003. Amazon sales rank: 2,125,946

Greenspan, Stanley I. The Growth of the Mind: and the Endangered Origins of Intelligence. Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 1998. Amazon.com sales rank: 60,505

Lantieri, Linda, ed. Schools with Spirit: Nurturing the Inner Lives of Children and Teachers. Boston: Beacon Press, 2001. Amazon.com sales rank: 358,384

Macbeth, Fiona and Nic Fine. Playing with Fire: Creative Conflict Resolution for Young Adults. Philadelphia, PA: New Society Publishers, 1995. Amazon.com sales rank: 203,292

Miller, William R. Quantum Change: When Epiphanies and Sudden Insights Transform Ordinary Lives. New York: Guilford Press, 2001. Amazon.com sales rank: 93,483

Stone, Douglas, and Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen.Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most. New York: Viking, 1999. Amazon.com sales rank: 247

Vella, Jane Kathryn. Training through Dialogue: Promoting Effective Learning and Change with Adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995. Amazon.com sales rank: 136,936

Other books on affective education that might be of interest?
Cohen, Jonathan, ed. Educating Minds and Hearts: Social Emotional Learning and the Passage into Adolescence. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003. Amazon.com sales rank: 119,147

Eisler, Raine Tennenhaus. Tomorrow's Children: A Blueprint for Partnership Education in the 21st Century. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2000. Amazon.com sales rank: 145,344

Haynes, Norris M., et al., eds. How Social and Emotional Development Add Up: Getting Results in Math and Science Education. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. Amazon.com sales rank: 941,873

Kessler, Rachael. The Soul of Education: Helping Students find Connection, Compassion, and Character at School. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2000. Amazon.com sales rank: 96,437

Mapes, Katta. Stop! Think! Choose!: Building Emotional Intelligence in Young People. Tucson, Ariz.: Zephyr Press, 2000. Amazon.com sales rank: 648,551

Novick, Bernard. Building Learning Communities with Character: How to Integrate Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002. Amazon.com sales rank: 611,660.

Pasi, Raymond J. Higher Expectations: Promoting Social Emotional Learning and Academic Achievement in Your School. New York: Teachers College Press, 2001. Amazon.com sales rank: 478,836

Reyes, Pedro, Jay D. Scribner, and Alicia Paredes Scribner, eds. Lessons from High-Performing Hispanic Schools : Creating Learning Communities New York : Teachers College Press, c1999. Amazon.com sales rank: 159,189

Rompelman, Lynne. Affective Teaching. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2002. Amazon.com sales rank: 1,755,148.

Zins, Joseph E., et al., ed. Building Academic Success on Social and Emotional Learning: What Does the Research Say? New York: Teachers College Press, 2004. 2,016,759

Valenzuela, Angela. "Mexican-American Youth and the Politics of Caring," Chapt. 11 p.322-350) in Elizabeth Long, ed. From Sociology to Cultural Studies: New Perspectives Blackwell Publishers, 1997. Summary of literature on caring as it relates to students and teachers. I printed this out for you. (I borrowed the bk on ILL)

Transition to Adulthood
Network on Adult Transitions funded by the MacArthur Foundation
Furstenberg, Frank E. "The Sociology of Adolescence and Youth in the 1990s: A Critical Commentary."
Journal of Marriage & the Family;, vol. 62, 4, Nov. 2000, p. 896+ Cites the studies from the 1990s. Good overview. I printed this out for you.

Wells, Thomas, et al. "What Happens after the High School Years among Young Persons with Disabilities?" Social Forces, vol. 82, 2, Dec. 2003, p. 803+ I printed this out for you.

New as of 4/25/04
Barinaga, Marcia. "A Critical Issue for the Brain." Science, vol. 288, 23 June 2000, p. 2116. Discusses the issue as to whether there are "critical periods" in brain development (e.g., the notion that learning in the first 3 years of life constitutes a "critical period"). I printed this out for you.

Bruer, John T. "In Search of...Brain-Based Education." Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 80, 9, May 1999, p. 648 "Brain science appears to give hard biological data and explanations that, for some reason, we find more compelling than the 'soft' data that come from psychological science. But seductive appeal and a very limited brain science database are a dangerous combination." I printed this out for you.

Chance, Paul "The Brain Goes to School." Psychology Today 34, 5, Sep/Oct 2001, p. 72+ Reviews Eric Jensen's Brain-Based Learning (2d ed.), For the Learner's Sake: Brain-based Instruction for the 21st Century, by Judy Stevens and Dee Goldberg; How the Brain Learns by David A. Sousa.These books, the reviewer says, use "the prestige of neuroscience..." to promote teaching ideas. I printed this out for you.

DiPietro, Janet A. "Baby and the Brain: Advances in Child Development." Annual Review of Public Health 21, 2000, p. 455-471. "Most recently, neurobiologic information on brain function and structure has been used to promote strategies for optimizing child development. This review will evaluate the current state of knowledge relating early child development to brain research and illustrate the potential misuse of this information." I printed this out for you.

Dwyer, Brian. "Successful Training Strategies for the Twenty-First century: Using Recent Research on Learning to Provide Effective Training Strategies." The International Journal of Educational Management, vol. 15, 6/7, 2001, p. 312+ "Now is the time and the opportunity to examine the training model to ensure that it embraces brain-based learning, multiple intelligence and emotional intelligence..." I printed this out for you.

Green, Fara R. "Brain and Learning Research: Implications for Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners." Education vol. 119, 4, Summer 1999, p. 682+ I printed this out for you.

Greenleaf, Robert K. "Motion and Emotion in Student Learning." The Education Digest, vol. 69, 1, Sept 2003, p. 37+ "Researchers have now articulated the connection between emotion and learning: Positive emotion may alter memory organization so that cognitive material is better integrated and diverse ideas are seen as more related." I printed this out for you.

Jorgenson, Olaf. "Brain Scam? Why Educators Should be Careful about Embracing 'Brain Research'" The Educational Forum, vol. 67, 4, Summer 2003, p. 364+ "The vast majority of brain-research information has been packaged and presented by energetic, visionary educational consultants, almost none of whom carry credentials in neuro-science or the study of brain chemistry or anatomy." I printed this out for you.

Priggle, Debra J. "20 Ways to Promote Brain-Based Teaching and Learning." Intervention in School and Clinic, vol. 37, 4, March 2002, p. 237-241. Not the greatest article, but illustrates how educators write articles full of suggestions "based on what is currently known about the brain." Includes a long list of "Resources for Brain-Based Teaching and Learning." I printed this out for you.

Roberts, Jay W. "Beyond Learning By Doing: The Brain Compatible Approach." The Journal of Experiential Education, vol. 25, 2, Fall 2002, p. 281-285. I printed this out for you.

Taylor, Edward W. "Transformative Learning Theory: A Neurobiological Perspective of the Role of Motions and Unconscious Ways of Knowing." International Journal of Lifelong Education, vol. 20, 3, May/June 2001, p. 218-236. I printed this out for you.

Gluck, Mark A. Gateway to Memory: An Introduction to Neural Network Modeling of the Hippocampus and Learning. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2001. One of the more frequently recommended "scientific" books on the topic. I suspect it will be too technical, at least for me. I sent for it on ILL. I'll let you know when it comes in.

New as of 5/6/04
101st CONGRESS, 1st Session H. J. RES. 174 JOINT RESOLUTION To designate the decade beginning January 1, 1990, as the `Decade of the Brain'.

Brandt, Ron. "Educators Need to Know about the Human Brain." Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 81, 3, Nov. 1999, p. 235+ Response to John Bruer's 1999 article.I printed this out for you.

BrightHouse Neurostrategies Group. This is a company, founded in 2001 "to develop the next important evolution in market research by harnessing the power of modern scientific approaches in ways that can deliver unprecedented consumer insights." Offers clients "more confidence and accuracy in marketing decisions through a better understanding of how the brain mediates consumer preference and purchase behavior." I printed out the company's homepage. Just to let you know that these kinds of commercial efforts exist.

Bruer, John T. "Neural Connections: Some You Use, Some You Lose." Phi Delta Kappan, vol. 81, 4, Dec. 1999, p. 264+ Bruer discusses what he sees as "myths" that educators have latched on to about "building better brains." I printed this out for you. Bruer has also published a book, The Myth of the First Three Years, which the library has (BF318.B79 1999).

Caskey, Micki M., and Barbara Ruben. "Research for Awakening Adolescent Learning." Education Digest, vol. 69, 4, Dec. 2003, p. 36+ "Outlines ways in which educators can use brain research for the purpose of informing instruction." An example of this kind of paper written by people on the education side. I printed this out for you.

Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Dartmouth College.

Cognitive Neuroscience Society.

Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives. The link here is to their "BrainWeb and Brain Information" section.

Education Commission of the States and The Charles A. Dana Foundation. Bridging the Gap Between Neuroscience and Education. Summary of a Workshop cosponsored by Education Commission of the States and the Charles A.Dana Foundation. "Workshop participants concluded that neuroscientific findings probably do have implications for education, but there is a chasm between what scientists accept as proven fact and what the public, teachers and administrators believe." I printed this out for you.

Goswami, Usha. "Annual Review: Neuroscience and Education." British Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 74, part 1, Mar. 2004, p. 1-15. "Although current brain science technologies offer exciting opportunities to educationists, they complement rather than replace traditional methods of education enquiry." Discusses "neuromyths." I printed this out for you.

Klein, William S. "Asimov Saw It Coming: Picking a Voter's Brain." Christian Science Monitor 23 April 2004, p. 9. and Ferguson, Bill. "Brain Scans Being Used to design Political Ads." Knight Ridder Tribune News Service, 23 April 2004, p. 1. This is very new stuff. Just to let you know about this kind of "research." (You can see that I'm skeptical.) I clipped printouts of these two news articles together; filed under Klein.

Krieger, Lisa M. "Some Question Value of Brain Scans." Mercury News 04 May 2004. "Brain scans are being marketed in San Jose..." Silicon Valley Brain SPECT Imaging, Inc. is the company being written about. [Also has the URL: braininspect.com] I printed this article out for you.

Society for Neuroscience. "Advancing the Understanding of the Brain and Nervous System."

Smith, Deborah. "Science's Mind Games." The Age, 10 April 2004. Expanding field of brain research, in which Australian sciences "feature prominently." "Overseas research has shown brain imaging is able to identify racist attitudes, lying, people's responses to movies and erotica, and even why they prefer Coke to Pepsi." I printed this out for you.

Talaris Research Institute. Established with $91 million from a telecommunications billionaire (Bruce McCaw), "Telaris Research Institute is dedicated to discovering how children think, feel and learn. ...These ideas have the potential to change the way we parent our children and how we educate people of any age" I printed out their homepage.

Understanding the Brain: Towards a New Learning Science. Paris: OECD, 2002. I sent for this on ILL. It has arrived. I photocopied a lot of it for you. It has sections about "separating science from speculation."

Wesson, Kenneth. Educational consultant, neuroscience. ScienceMaster.

New as of 5/13/04
Handelsman, Jo, et al. "Scientific Teaching" Science 304, 23 April 2004, p. 521-522. A "Policy Forum" article urging that science teaching be reformed to emphasize "active learning strategies to engage students in the process of science and teaching methods that have be systematically tested and shown to reach diverse students." Supplemental materials are available online. Reading this article (which is a sort-of call to arms) reminded me of the new science course I heard was being developed for the WDBA.

Diversity || New as of 3/26/04 || New as of 4/03/04 || New as of 4/17/04 || New as of 4/28/04 || New as of 5/5/04

Web sites
With Diploma in Hand: Hispanic High School Seniors Talk About Their Future, by John Immerwahr. Study done by Public Agenda for National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Includes a section on "Obstacles to College Attendance and Completion." I printed this section out for you (filed under title With Diploma...). You might want to skim the whole report at the Web site.

Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering -- 2002 From NSF. Latest biennial study. Formats: HTML, and PDF.

Articles, etc.
Auerbach, Susan. "'Why Do They Give the Good Classes to Some and Not to Others?' Latino Parent Narratives of Struggle in a College Access Program." Teachers College Record vol. 104, 7, Oct. 2002, p. 1369+ I printed this out for you. See, especially, "Implications for Policy and Practice," p. 1389.

Bonous-Hammarth, Marguerite. "Pathways to Success: Affirming Opportunities for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Majors. The Journal of Negro Education vol. 69, 1/2, Winter 2000, p. 92+ I printed this out for you.

Brown, Sarita E., et al. "Latinos in Higher Education: Today and Tomorrow." Change, vol. 35, 2, Mar/Apr 2003, p. 40+ I printed this out for you. Includes interesting numbers and bits of info, e.g., p. 3 talks about 200 institutions that have been identified as HSIs (Hispanic-Serving Institutions). Includes a list of Action Recommendations (which are a bit general).

Cabrera, Alberto F. et al. "Collaborative Learning: Its Impact on College Students' Development and Diversity." Journal of College Student Development, Jan/Feb 2002, vol. 43, 1, p. 20+ I printed this out for you.

Covington, Martin V. Goal Theory, Motivation, and School Achievement: An Integrative Review." Annual Review of Psychology, vol. 51, 2000, p. 171-200. Good, overall review of the literature. I printed this out for you.

Hall, Ronald E. and George T. Rowan. "Hispanic-American Males in Higher Education: A Descriptive/Qualitative Analysis." Education vol. 121, 3, Spring 2001, p. 565+ I printed this out for you. Quite a good review of the literature (p. 2-4). Abstract begins with this: "Hispanic-American males encounter various forms of oppression in higher education..."

Jacobson, Linda Olson. "Valuing Diversity: Student-Teacher Relationships that Enhance Achievement." Community College Review vol. 28, 1, Summer 2000, p. 49+ I printed this out for you.

Padilla, Raymond V., et al., "Developing Local Models of Minority Student Success in College." Journal of College Student Development vol. 38, 2, p. 125+ I printed this out for you. Presents an "expertise model" for minority student success (which is different from the Tinto model).

Shultz, Eileen L. et al., "The Adventor Program: Advisement and Mentoring for Students of Color in Higher Education." Journal of Humanistic Counceling, Education and Development, vol. 40, 2, Fall 2001, p. 208+ I printed this our for you.

Strage, Amy. "Predictors of College Adjustment and Success: Similarities and Differences among Southeast-Asian-American, Hispanic and White Students." Education vol. 120, 4, Summer 2000, p. 731+ I printed this out for you. See p.2-3 for a review of the literature.

Wallace, David L. and Annissa Bell. "Being Black at a Predominantly White University." College English, vol. 61, 3, p. 307+ I printed this out for you.

Weissman, Julie et al. "A Study of White, Black, and Hispanic Students' Transition to a Community College." Community College Review vol. 26, 2, Fall 1998, p. 19+ I printed this out for you.

Blimling, Gregory S. "Editorial: Diversity Makes You Smarter." Journal of College Student Development. Nov/Dec 2001, vol. 42, 6, p. 517+ "Within the past few years, the argument for increasing diversity on college campuses has changed. With more than 20 years of research to examine, consensus appears to be building that diversity has strong academic benefits for students." Summary of this research. Citations to important studies. I printed out this article for you.

Kao, Grace, and Jennifer S. Thompson. "Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Educational Achievement and Attainment." Annual Review of Sociology, 2003, vol. 29, 1, p. 417+. I printed this out for you.

Meacham, Jack et al. "Student Diversity in Classes and Educational Outcomes: Student Perceptions." College Student Journal, 2003, vol. 37, 4, p. 627+ I printed this out for you.

Pascarella, Ernest et al. "Do Diversity Experiences Influence the Development of Critical Thinking?" Journal of College Student Development. May/Jun 2001, vol. 42, 3; p. 257+ I printed this out for you.

Shinn, Marybeth and Siobhan M. Toohey. "Community Contexts of Human Welfare." Annual Review of Psychology, vol. 54, 2003, p. 427+ I printed this out for you.

Studies -- would you want to buy?
American Council on Education -- Center for Advancement of Racial & Ethnic Equity

The Continuing Significance of Racism: U.S. Colleges and Universities (published 2002) First in a New Series of Occasional Papers from ACE "In the last 20 years, the atmosphere on U.S. college campuses has changed significantly for minority students. Yet while access to higher education may have widened, the graduation rates for some underrepresented groups still lag behind those of Caucasians, and the rates of attendance and success in graduate programs show even greater gaps."

Minorities in Higher Education 2002-2003: Twentieth Annual Status Report (2003)

Anonymous. "From Remediation to Acceleration: Raising the Bar in Developmental Education." Change, vol. 31, 1, Jan/Feb 1999, p. 57+ I printed this out for you. "too little is known about the content and delivery of remedial education nationwide or the features of successful programs for the underprepared." Refers to Henry Levin and "accelerated schools."

Anonymous. "New National Task Force to Address Lack of Hispanics in Science, Technology." Black Issues in Higher Education, vol. 20, 17, Oct. 9, 2003, p. 11. I printed this out for you. The article says that HACU got a $100,000 grant from NSF; they have appointed 12 top educators from HACU-member colleges and universities "to address the need to increase the ranks of Hispanics in science, technology, engineering, and math." Here's their Web site: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) The Web site includes statistics about Hispanics, and about Hispanics in education. Information about conferences.I don't see anything at the Web site about this project, but you could probably contact them through info at the Web site. Dr. Gustave Roig (Florida International Univ.) and Dr. Maria Elena Zavala (CSU-Northridge) co-chair the taskforce.

Chubin, Daryl E. and Eleanor Babco. "Walking the Talk" in Retention-to-graduation: Institutional Production of Minority Engineers -- A NACME Analysis. July 2003. I printed this out for you.

Diversity Web -- "The most comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education." They have a Web page (with links) on Recruitment, Retention and Mentoring.

ETS (Educational Testing Service). Parsing the Achievement Gap: Baselines for Tracking Progress. issued Nov. 2003. I will print this out for you if you like. "ETS’s Policy Information Center identifies the factors before, during and after school that create and perpetuate the well-documented gaps in achievement among students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds and different family income levels..."

The Foundation Coalition (FC) is one of 8 engineering coalitions funded by the NSF; it was established as an "agent of systemic renewal for the engineering educational community." Their Web page on Participation of Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering.

Hamrick, Florence A., and Frances K. Stage. "College Predisposition at High-Minority Enrollment, Low-Income Schools." Review of Higher Education, Winter 2004, vol. 27, 2, p. 151+ I printed this out for you. Reviews the student college choice research.

Increasing Diversity in the Sciences: What Works! Web-based papers from a conference held September 23, 2002

Matthews, Frank. "Working with What Works." Black Issues in Higher Education, vol. 13, 26, 2/20/97, p. 31+ I printed out this article for you. The College Board established Equity 2000 in 1990 -- a program to help get more students onto a college track.Focus was on mathematics in high school -- to get minorities to succeed in pre-collegiate math. In the late 1990s, Dr. Vinetta Jones (Equity 2000's Executive Director) was interviewed: "we are just moving now to national dissemination." Equity 2000 disseminated by working with specific school districts. Today (3/25/04), the Web site at The College Board is named Equity & Excellence. The Web site says that "over 35 school districts nationally utilize our suite of professional development workshops." Click to go to EQUITY 2000: A Systemic Education Reform Model
The Web site announces that it is now under new leadership and going in a new direction.

May, Gary S., and Daryl E. Chubin. "A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students." Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 92, 1, Jan. 2003, p. 27+ I printed this out for you. The article explores" past and current paradigms...analyzing models for advancing the particpation of members of these populations." Programs examined: California Minority Engineering Program (MEP), which "has been propagated for nearly thirty years, and has been successfully replicated at over 100 universities..."

National Science Foundation. Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development (CAWMSET). Commission Report and Brochure. 2000. The report is 104 pages long. You could scan it online and ask me to print out various sections.

Olson, David R. "The Triumph of Hope Over Experience in the Search for 'What Works': A Response to Slavin" Educational Researcher, vol. 33,1, Jan/Feb 2004, p. 24+ I printed this out for you. You just might want some background on the evidence-based arguments, and I think the Olson-Slavin pieces provide that.

Payton, Fay Cobb. "Making STEM Careers More Accessible." Black Issues in Higher Education, 11 Mar. 2004, vol. 21, 2, p. 4. Discusses "barriers to entry for ...underrepresented groups in STEM careers" I printed this out for you.

Pennington, Hilary. "Study Reveals Strengths, Weaknesses in Improving Rates of High School Graduation & college Completion for Law-Income & Minority Students." U.S. Newswire, 24 Oct. 2003, p. 1. I printed this out for you. Refers to a study titled "Double the Numbers," which I also printed out for you. (In pile under its title, "Double...")

Roach, Ronald. "Losing Ground." Black Issues in Higher Education, 11 Mar. 2004, vol. 21, 2, p. 28+ "After more than a decade of steady enrollments and degree completion rates by underrepresented minorities...agencies still face a daunting task..." Refers to a 2003 report Walking the Talk in Retention-to-Graduation Institutional Production of Minority Engineers from the National Action Council for Minorities in engineering, Inc. (NACME). Authors are Chubin and Babco. I printed this article and the NACME report out for you.

Rodriguez, James L. et al. "Promoting Academic Achievement and Identify Development Among Diverse High School Students." The High School Journal, vol. 87, 3, Feb/Mar 2004, p. 44. I printed this article out for you. Describes a program that is guided by social interaction principles, e.g., scaffolded learning.

Slavin, Robert E. "Evidence-Based Education Policies." Educational Researcher, vol. 31, 1, Oct 2002, p. 15+ Argues strongly that "educational research has produced ...very few rigorous studies of programs and practices that could serve as a solid base for policy and practice..." and that there is a need to "focus on replicable programs and practices..." I printed this out for you. His arguments are opposed by Olson (see above) in Olson's "The Triumph of Hope..."

Slavin, Robert E. "Education Research Can and Must Address 'What Works' Questions." Educational Researcher, 33, 1, Jan/Feb 2004, p. 27+ I printed this out for you.

Smittle, Patricia. "Principles for Effective Teaching in Developmental Education" Journal of Developmental Education, vol. 26, 3, p. 10+ I printed this out for you. There's quite a literature on teaching in developmental education, which includes all students that are underprepared. This article sort of summarizes much of the research that talks about what principles seem to work best in these environments.

Youngman, J.A. and C. J. Egelhoff. Best Practices in Recruiting and Persistence of Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering: A 2002 Snapshot. I printed this out for you. Discusses 2 models -- Model B is to recruit "educationally disadvantaged" students. Identifies best practices of programs.

Cooper, Catherine R. "Five Bridges Along Students' Pathways to College: A Developmental Blueprint of Families, teachers, Counselors, Mentors, and Peers in the Puente Project." You have a copy of this (I gave it to you on 4/2/04) Discusses the component bridges mentioned in the article title, for Puente students.

Schmidt, Peter. "Academe's Hispanic Future." The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 50, 14, 28 Nov. 2003, p. A8. I printed out this article for you.

Strauss, Linda C. and J. Fredericks Volkwein. "Predictors of Student Commitment at Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions." The Journal of Higher Education, vol. 75, 2, Mar/Apr 2004, p. 203+ I sent for a copy of this on ILL.

Educational Testing Service. Education = Success: Empowering Hispanic Youth and Adults. (1999)

National Center for Education Statistics. Participation in Remedial Education (2003)

National Center for Education Statistics. Status and Trends in the Education of Hispanics. (2003)

National Center for Public Policy and Education The Educational Pipeline: Big Investment, Big Returns (April 6, 2004) is one of their documents. It shows, for example, that California ranks 31st among the states in students entering college after high school. I printed out this "Policy Alert" for you. Also at this site -- UNDERPREPARED STUDENTS
by Robert McCabe-- which includes this statement: "Eighty percent of new jobs will require some postsecondary education but, unfortunately, only 42% of today's students leave high school with the necessary skills to begin college-level work." McCabe argues for remedial (or developmental) education. I printed out McCabe's piece for you. NOTE: the national office of the National Center for Public Policy and Education has a San Jose Office:
152 North Third Street, Suite 705
San Jose, California 95112
Telephone: 408-271-2699
FAX: 408-271-2697
EMail: jdemaria@highereducation.org

National Science Board. Realizing America's Potential. Report describes student interest in STEM fields as "flat or reduced" despite more than a decade of efforts. Between 1975 and 1999, U.S. went from 3rd to 14th place in proportion of 24 yr olds having STEM degrees.

New as of 4/28/04
Daempfle, Peter A. "An Analysis of the High Attrition Rates Among First Year College Science, Math, and Engineering Majors." Journal of College Student Retention, vol. 5, 1, 2003-2004, p. 37-52. Review of studies as to why there is a decline of interest in STEM majors, despite all the efforts that have been made to interest students in these fields. I got a copy of this article for you on interlibrary loan.

Levin, M. and J. Levin. "A Critical Examination of Academic Retention Programs for At-Risk Minority College Students." Journal of College Student Development vol. 32, 1991, p. 323-334. This is the article you asked me about in an email on 4/28/04; I'm sending for it ILL. It has come in (5/7/04) and I've put it in your next pile to photocopies to pick up.