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Peer reviewedDeyo, Richard A.; And Others – American Journal of Public Health, 1985
Describes the development and validation of a simple scale for quantifying English use among Mexican Americans and analyzes its applicability to the study of health behavior and attitudes. Asserts that this scale may prove most useful for studying clinical phenomena which are more dependent on communication and less dependent on income and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, English (Second Language), Language Usage, Measures (Individuals)
Peer reviewedFigueroa, Richard A.; Garcia, Eugene – Multicultural Education, 1994
Examines changing population demographics in the United States, including shifting student demographic projections, and discusses student-testing issues resulting from these changes. The article reviews the historical context of testing ethnic students, testing special-education students, regulatory issues surrounding the testing of ethnic pupils,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Census Figures, Demography, Educational Testing
