minority student
collocation in Englishmeaningsofminorityandstudent
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minority
noun
uk/maɪˈnɒr.ə.ti/us/maɪˈnɔːr.ə.t̬i/
a smaller number ...
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student
noun[C]
uk/ˈstjuː.dənt/us/ˈstuː.dənt/
a person who is learning at a college ...
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(Definition ofminorityandstudentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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As theminoritystudentpopulation increased tension between activists clubs and minorities rose, because minority wanted the reigns of the movement that affected them directly.
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With a 13:1 student-to-teacher ratio and aminoritystudentpopulation of 42%, the college has a reputation for diversity and small class sizes.
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He is best known for his work on stereotype threat and its application tominoritystudentacademic performance.
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For the ethnic minority students, these numbers could be much lower.
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It is quite common for minority students to be overrepresented in lower level schools and underrepresented in higher level schools.
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This study focuses on ways of organising literacy instruction to raise the skill levels of low-achieving, language minority students.
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This is particularly so given the development and implementation of national literacy strategies that have subsumed attention to the specific needs of minority students' literacy learning.
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The chapter concludes with pedagogical recommendations for how teachers can improve their responses to language minority students' languages in order to facilitate their language development and academic success.
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One good reason for accepting the amendment is that the university has a large proportion of ethnic minority students.
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Ethnic minority students are generally well represented in higher education, although some groups still give cause for concern.
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The challenge is the transition between higher education and work, where ethnic minority students encounter disadvantage and possibly discrimination.
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The case (decided in 1978) upheld affirmative action in the admission of minority students as one of several factors to consider, not the primary one.
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Studies on tracking groups within schools have also proven to be detrimental for minority students.
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However, in rural areas there are usually no qualified religious representatives available to teach religious studies to the handful of minority students.
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In the 2012 entering class, women represented 42% of the class, 27% were minority students and the average age was 24.
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The racial achievement gap can hinder job attainment and social mobility for minority students.
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There is a system of universities exclusively for minority students.
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