... Students Educational administration Ethnic groups Minorities Urban education Accountability Risk analysis In 1983, “A Nation at Risk” made the case that the US school system was not competitive globally and that US students’ achievement was in decline (National Commission on Excellence...

... and achievement across ethnic groups (Gillborn and Gipps, 1996). Whilst there is an established record of educators seeking to challenge racism in schools (May, 1999), impact so far has been uneven and the problems are both complex and enduring. It is important therefore to develop a better understanding of how...

... into account in multicultural contexts and that some facilitating mechanisms should be established in order to increase tolerance for ethnical diversity and understanding among individuals coming from different ethnic groups. Therefore, this study is based on a comparison between Israeli Bedouins and Israeli...

... similarities and differences among parents from different ethnic groups. The purpose of this paper is to determine empirically similarities as well as differences in the factors important to parents from different ethnic backgrounds. Design/methodology/approach This article presents a conceptual model...