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Adelman, Howard S.; Taylor, Linda – Education Sciences, 2015
A great deal has been written about immigrant children and youth. Drawing on work done in the USA, this paper focuses on implications for school improvement policy and practice. Discussed are (1) the increasing influx of immigrants into schools, (2) different reasons families migrate, (3) concerns that arise related to immigrant students, (4)…
Descriptors: Migrant Children, Immigrants, Equal Education, Educational Opportunities

Fuentes, Frank; And Others – Children Today, 1996
Examines parent involvement opportunities in Migrant Head Start programs that can meet the challenges posed by parents' agricultural work responsibilities. Considers development of effective, multiple communication methods, and understanding of parent motivators. Notes that the parent involvement process must provide a full range of options,…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Migrant Children, Migrant Education, Migrant Problems

Saini, Asha; Vakil, Shernavaz – Childhood Education, 2002
Details causes of migration in India and situations children find themselves in, and how these situations complicate the provision of education. Examines the impact on children's physical, psychosocial, and intellectual growth, and evaluates intervention measures, including a program for street children. Provides recommendations for addressing…
Descriptors: Children, Foreign Countries, Migrant Children, Migrant Education

Dimidjian, Victoria Jean – Childhood Education, 2001
Describes the Even Start Family Literacy Program in Immokalee, Florida, which has helped parents gain language skills, find community connections and services, and learn parenting and job skills, while also providing their children with positive educational experiences. Includes case studies of four families, as well as listing program…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Children, Family Literacy
Hujanen, Taisto, Ed. – 1984
The speeches and papers presented in this conference report are concerned with the information needs of migrant workers and immigrants and the current provision of this information in the press, radio, television, and educational systems of host countries. National reports on the situation of migrant workers in 14 countries are presented,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Civil Rights, Communication Problems, Foreign Countries
1988
Planning and implementing the National Forum for Youth At Risk, extensive work on reauthorization legislation, and dissemination of research and information on migrant education were the major accomplishments of the Interstate Migrant Education Council's (IMEC) 1987-88 project year. IMEC's members, representing 17 states with 85 percent of the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Conferences, Educational Legislation, High Risk Students
Trotter, Andrew – American School Board Journal, 1992
Migrant education still has not solved the challenge of families moving in and out of many school districts during a school year. Federal funding has lagged behind the number of children identified as eligible for migrant education programs. Describes a database for tracking the nation's migrant students and cites some effective state and local…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Mobility
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1987
Many farmworkers are faced with serious problems such as toxic drinking water, malnutrition, low levels of education and income, and poor health care. Based on statistical review, social surveys, and case studies, this document describes older farmworkers' living conditions, focusing on their housing problems. For many, housing is a luxury item…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Farm Labor, Migrant Housing, Migrant Problems
Morse, Susan – 1989
This document reports on the Migrant Education Secondary Assistance Project's third and final outreach meeting, conducted in conjunction with the National Migrant Education Conference attended by migrant educators from across the nation. These educators have identified effective preventative strategies such as the elimination of grade retention,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Educational Innovation, High Risk Students
Morse, Susan – 1989
This document describes the Migrant Education Secondary Assistance Project's second outreach meeting, which was held in conjunction with an interstate counselors' workshop. The meeting, one of a three-part series, addressed student mobility, the most perplexing problem of migrant youth. Mobility is the major characteristic that makes migrant…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, High Risk Students, Interstate Programs, Migrant Education
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Compensatory Education Services Unit. – 1984
During 1984 the Colorado Migrant Health Program, together with the Colorado Migrant Education Program, provided students enrolled in migrant summer schools with a continuum of care which included screening and physical assessment for detection of existing and potential health problems, referral for diagnosis and treatment of identified…
Descriptors: Dental Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Health Education
Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France). – 1979
Designed as an information document, this report describes the activities of the Council in facilitating the settlement of migrant workers' children in the compulsory schooling systems of host countries. Experimental classes are discussed in terms of the basic aims of the integration of migrant children through language learning, maintenance of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Programs, Immigrants
Stadler, Anne K. – 1989
This paper describes the migrant program in the Yuma (Arizona) Union High School District (YUHSD), and its documented successes in parental involvement and student graduation rate. Statistical profiles offer an image of the YUHSD and the migrant student population it serves. The migrant program's goal is to provide the best education possible by…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language), High Schools
Serrano, Vicente Z. – 1983
The paper explores problems that frequently cause migrant students to become high school dropouts and outlines possible solutions; it chronologically reviews developments to provide continuity in migrant students' secondary education programs; and outlines further needed action. Identified as barriers to completion of high school are the economic…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements
Stout, Charles L.; Swanson, Terri M. – 1982
During 1982 the Colorado Migrant Health Program, together with the Colorado Migrant Education Program, provided students enrolled in migrant summer schools with a continuum of care which included screening and physical assessment for detection of existing and potential health problems, referral for diagnosis and treatment of identified…
Descriptors: Dental Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Health Education
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