Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Born, Helena Loewen
URN	etd-07122007-103933
Title	At-risk female hispanic eighth grade students : a case study
Degree	Doctor of Education
Department	Curriculum and Instruction
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Clowes, Darrel A. Committee Chair Arvizu, Steven F. Committee Member Burton, John K. Committee Member Fortune, Jimmie C. Committee Member Teates, Thomas G. Committee Member
Keywords	Dropouts United States Case studies Mexican Americans Education Case studies Mexican American women case studies
Date of Defense	1991-07-01
Availability	restricted
Abstract Almost twenty-five years ago, James Coleman's Equalitv of Educational Opportunity reported that "Schools make no difference." Though it was received with dismay and frustration by liberal educators, the Coleman report was not the first to indicate that public schools give unequal access to the "American dream." Since that time theorists have attempted to develop models to explain why students tend to exit the educational system with much the same social and economic potential as their parents.
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