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Community Violence Exposure And Children's Academic Functioning, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Community Violence Exposure And Children's Academic Functioning, David Schwartz, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
Reports a cross-sectional investigation of the link between community violence exposure and academic difficulties for 237 urban elementary school children. Analyses indicated that community violence exposure was associated with poor academic performance. These relations appear to be mediated by symptoms of depression and disruptive behavior. (Contains 60 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)
Institutionalizing Diversity: Living And Learning Communities At Occidental College, Eric Newhall, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Jonathan Nakamoto, Brandon Carroll
Institutionalizing Diversity: Living And Learning Communities At Occidental College, Eric Newhall, Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman, Jonathan Nakamoto, Brandon Carroll
Andrea Hopmeyer Gorman
At Occidental College we believe an effective strategy for institutionalizing diversity in the midst of ongoing national “culture wars” is to adopt educational models and practices that nurture and sustain diversities of all kinds, while simultaneously helping our undergraduates to strengthen their skills in critical thinking, expository writing, and public speaking. Furthermore, we see no need to choose between the twin goals of our college mission—excellence and equity. We consider these two goals to be inextricably intertwined. Because many U.S. students are reared and educated in isolated racial enclaves, we need educational models and practices that interrupt and reverse this …