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Direct linkNieto, Sonia; Rivera, Melissa; Quinones, Sandra; Irizarry, Jason – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
As we have seen throughout this paper, the education of Latino/a students is in crisis. At the same time, based on our review of promising practices and creative projects, we also believe that this is a time of great opportunity. There are a number of areas that are especially crucial in improving the education of Latinos/as. Based on our critical…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Educational Change, Summative Evaluation, Teacher Education Programs
Download full textGraham, Barbara – Canadian Journal of Education, 2005
Attempts to build intercultural understanding inevitably uncover tensions and involve negotiating issues of identity, power, and resistance. Using a self-study approach, I describe the development and early implementation phase of Aboriginal language programs in one school district. I consider the collaborative process involving representatives…
Descriptors: School Districts, Foreign Countries, American Indian Languages, Community Involvement
Menlo Park Public Library, CA. – 1994
A federally-funded program to train community volunteers in techniques for tutoring students of English as a Second Language (ESL) is reported. The program trained 97 tutors in ESL instruction and 142 in basic literacy teaching. The report describes efforts to recruit and select both volunteers and students, outlines the program's costs, assesses…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Costs, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
Zadeh, Dianna M. – 1993
The rural Warren County (Tennessee) School System created an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program in 1987 to meet the needs of Japanese and Hispanic students. The program reflects a "total approach" that involves students, parents, teachers, and community members interacting with the ESOL staff to meet student and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Community Involvement, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Rey, Micheline – 1983
The Coimbra (Portugal) Community Awareness Project is intended to remedy the social problems caused by migration by helping a local community take responsibility for its own affairs, understand the interactions at work, and enable both residents and emigrants to benefit together from migration. The project operates at several levels under the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Attitudes, Community Development
Ratliffe, Sharon A.; Hudson, David D. – 1987
Two college faculty members have developed two speech communication courses specifically designed to increase the communication skills and self-confidence of non-native speakers of English. One course teaches pronunciation skills, including stress, rhythm, and intonation. The second focuses on speaking and listening skills for getting acquainted,…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Communication Skills, Community Involvement, Competency Based Education
