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Download full textWILSON, HERBERT B. – 1968
THIS MONOGRAPH EXPLORES PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ON MEXICAN-AMERICANS, BY CONSIDERING THE OBJECTIVES OF THE FORMAL SCHOOL PROGRAM AND THE INFLUENCE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS IDENTIFIED THREE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR SUCCESS--A GOOD SELF-CONCEPT, PARENTAL LOVE, AND TEACHER…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged, Education, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedDe La Garza, Jesus Valenzuela; Medina, Marcello, Jr. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1985
Compares academic outcomes for 24 Spanish-dominant and 118 English-dominant Mexican American children in primary grades. Assesses impact of the experimental group's exposure to the transitional bilingual education program by examining their Spanish and English academic performance. Discusses implications for the education of bilingual learners.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Language Dominance
Chilcott, John H. – 1986
Personal narratives were analyzed to determine if a pattern would emerge in the lives of Tucson, Arizona's successful Mexican American adults who had grown up in a traditional barrio without benefit of inherited wealth. Participants in the study were nominated as successful by their peers. Nominees who agreed to participate were given a life…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Community Influence, Cultural Influences
