2012-05-24T14:57:08Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/minority-students.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090315.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The aim of this study was to examine racial/ethnic differences in fifth grade children's mental health care utilization.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090803.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>This article examines data from 2,575 high school students who participated in a teen-dating violence intervention study. The majority of participants were Latino (91%), and the sample was nearly evenly split with respect to gender (51% female). Items from two scales (boy-on-girl violence; girl-on-boy violence) reflecting teens' attitudes about dating violence were calibrated with the graded item response theory (IRT) model and evaluated for differential item functioning (DIF) by gender. Results support the use of IRT scores that account for DIF to minimize measurement error and improve inferences about gender differences in attitudes about dating violence</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090601.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The authors explored the level of violence exposure and trauma symptoms in Latino youth and the relationship of these factors with English language fluency.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080619.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Beginning in 1959, the public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, were closed for five years in opposition to court-ordered integration. Affected black students did not exhibit substantially worse material, health, and incarceration outcomes.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20031108.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>This study sought to better understand program participants. The authors examined randomly selected records from 1999 for 100 youths who received services from the program. Their review of records from the Los Angeles program suggests that Latino students may be underidentified by such a program.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2501.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

This paper suggests that federal resources can and should play a critical role in closing the achievement gap between students. It identifies programs that could &mdash; with the help of targeted federal funds &mdash; improve the scores of disadvantaged children.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2714.html Dec 31, 2000 Dec 31, 2000

This report reviews what is known about the effects of a broad set of interventions designed to enhance the education attainment of minority and low-income students. It examines programs that intervene at different stages of student life.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP619.html Dec 31, 1996 Dec 31, 1996

Reporting minority students' test scores : how well can the national assessment of education progress account for differences in social context?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R2029.html Dec 31, 1977 Dec 31, 1977

Medical school admissions committees face difficult problems in evaluating medical school applicants with different backgrounds.

http://www.rand.org/about/people/b/butler_dwayne_m.html

<em>Management Scientist</em><br>Ed.D. in adult &amp; continuing education, Rutgers University; Ph.D. in organization and management, Capella University; M.S. in administration, Central Michigan University; B.A. in economics, Rutgers University; B.A. in Spanish, Rutgers University