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Aranda, Maria P.; Villa, Valentine M.; Trejo, Laura; Ramirez, Rosa; Ranney, Martha – Social Work, 2003
Describes the El Portal Latino Alzheimer's Project--a dementia-specific outreach and services program targeting Latino caregivers in the Los Angeles area. Results of an evaluation of service utilization indicate a reduction in barriers to care and an increase in services utilization. Implications for social work practice are discussed. (Contains…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Community Programs, Latin Americans
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Ruiz, Nadeen T.; Figueroa, Richard A. – Education and Urban Society, 1995
Describes a longitudinal research project to introduce holistic-constructivistic pedagogy into bilingual special education classrooms. The authors report the process of teacher change as teachers shifted from a medical model to a contextual-performance model for viewing abilities and disabilities, the changes in students' attitudes toward reading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Educationally Disadvantaged