Provides titles, synopses, and publishing information on books focusing on the Latino experience either in the United States or in other Latin countries. The books include fiction and nonfiction, picture books, chapter books for intermediate and young adult readers, and adult books suitable for teenagers. Publications are divided into…

How to provide meaningful services effectively to the greatest number of people has become the counselor's dilemma. Groups are one alternative that holds promise for the future. This considers rationale of groups, possible types of groups, blocks to starting groups, professional preparation, and bibliography of useful material. (Author/BEF)

This bibliogaphy provides references about a set of topics concerning the relationships between international development and the foreign student. The focus is on not only the contributions of foreign students to the social and economic development of their home countries, but also concerns related to issues of curriculum, re-entry problems, and…

This compilation of 19 research papers based upon eight weeks of participant observation in 11 different nursery, infant, and junior schools during summer, 1977, is divided into four sections. The urban, suburban and village schools all utilized an informal classroom approach. A total of five authors describe the role of structure, free choice,…

Defining early reading as reading that occurs prior to the time that a child begins formal schooling, this annotated bibliography contains references on the topic from a variety of sources that include journals, books, conference proceedings, ERIC documents, dissertations, and theses and that represent the research in a number of countries. The…

When Japan was occupied by the Allied Occupation Forces after the conclusion of World War II, the country was told to adopt a new democratic educational system styled after the U.S. system of education. The Japanese fitted the new system to suit their requirements and environment. In the following years the system was so perfected that it became…

This bibliography is a listing of resources which provide information about the involvement of parents and guardians in the process of the education of their children. The items listed are housed in the Library, Instructional Resources Unit, Manitoba Education and Training section of the provincial government. The bibliography is divided into two…

Reports on all the research projects performed under the aegis of the Nedlands College Research Committee since July 1978 are presented in summary form. Abstracts on the following projects are offered: (1) Nedlands action project; (2) measurement of academic staff workloads; (3) measurement of student workloads; (4) causes of student withdrawals;…

The annotated bibliography lists 100 selected educational materials from Poland covering the period April through June 1975. The materials are drawn from a variety of Polish journals, newspapers, government publications, and conference reports. The entries are organized into six categories: History of Education; Laws and Legislation; General…

Drawing on the social science disciplines, this bibliography presents a selected, annotated list of books, articles, dissertations, government reports, and international agency publications dealing with postsecondary education systems in Western Europe and North America. Its objectives are to provide a comparative guide to important developments…

Preparation for study abroad is a valid part of the foreign language program. One advantage of study abroad is the motivational focus it gives to home-based foreign languages programs. The possibility of participating in the foreign culture and actually using the language are incentives. Teaching intercultural communication and understanding is a…

This annotated bibliography offers information from presentations at a 1995 seminar on practical teaching experience in preservice teacher education programs throughout Europe. Each entry includes a brief abstract of the presentation and a list of keywords. (SM)

This literature review focuses on the school-to-work transition, especially as it relates to school reform. The dual focus of the review highlights issues surfacing from research and evaluation of theory and practice in the field, as well as review and evaluation of programs that fall under three types of school-to-work transition reform…

A total of 112 abstracts of research reports and bibliographies published during 1966-1985 by the Institute for Educational Research at the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland are presented in English with accompanying Finnish titles. The abstracts constitute a review of higher education research at the Institute during the past two decades. A…

This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 27 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: teaching freshman college English through the use of black female autobiographies; the analysis and production of television commercials, gaming, and self-paced…