A NEW MINORITY? International JD Students in US Law Schools

Do Racial Preferences Reduce Minority Learning in Law Schools?

“C’est la clé du succès”: Thinking Through the Parental Experience of a New Support Program for Newcomer Students in Minority French-Speaking Schools in Canada

In 2010, the Ministry of Education of one of the most diverse provinces in Canada initiated the implementation of a support program for newcomer students to facilitate their academic, linguistic, social, and cultural adaptation in French speaking schools. This longitudinal multiple case study will document how immigrant parents support their children’s learning, and create a home environment co...

Future goal setting, task motivation and learning of minority and non-minority students in Dutch schools.

BACKGROUND Cross-cultural research on minority school achievement yields mixed findings on the motivational impact of future goal setting for students from disadvantaged minority groups. Relevant and recent motivational research, integrating Future Time Perspective Theory with Self-Determination Theory, has not yet been validated among minority students. AIMS To replicate across cultures the ...

Minority Faculty Development Programs and Underrepresented Minority Faculty Representation at US Medical Schools.

IMPORTANCE Diversity initiatives have increased at US medical schools to address underrepresentation of minority faculty. OBJECTIVE To assess associations between minority faculty development programs at US medical schools and underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, and promotion. DESIGN Secondary analysis of the Association of American Medical Colleges Faculty Roster...

Examining the Condition of Alevis in Turkey in Light of the Freedom of Religion and Conscience and Religious Minority Rights in International Law

Freedom of religion and conscience is regarded among one of the human rights in international documents signed or declared after the World War II. In this paper I investigate from a legal perspective whether the freedom of religion and conscience and religious minority rights that Alevis enjoy in Turkey are in line with the standards in relevant international documents. Therefore I firstly exam...