 |  Human Diversity in Education: An Integrative Approach, 4/e Kenneth H. Cushner,
Kent State University, Kent
Averil McClelland,
Kent State University, Kent
Philip Safford,
Case Western Reserve University
Education in a Changing Society
Definitions| Demographics | Vital statistics that characterize human populations, including age, gender, ethnicity, and so forth. Demographics, often generated from population census data, can be used to project future trends and needs of relevance to educators.
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| | | | | Norms | Accepted ways of agreed-upon behavior that enable similar groups of people to function in a similar manner.
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| | | | | Social institution | A formal, recognized, established, and stabilized way of pursuing some activity in society.
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