Short excerpts from author's testimony before the Subcommittee on Migratory Labor of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on July 28, 1969. (RJ)

Explores some of the changes which have occurred in the lives of activists in the 1960s Chicano movement in Los Angeles, California and their perceptions of the socio-political relationship between Chicanos and the larger society. (Author/MK)

This section contains progress, problems, and court litigation relative to school desegregation. Eleven states are included and the time period December 1972-January 1973 is covered. (DM)

Provides an overview of the Mexican American students at Texas A & M University, and discusses their decisions to attend the university, their political identity, and discrimination encountered at that institution. The findings document the need for a concerted effort to recruit and admit more Mexican American students. (Author/GC)

Discusses two topics: (1) the way in which the control of schools and school leadership have historically operated to maintain the subordinate power position of Mexican Americans, and (2) the effects of power struggle on school leadership. (Author/AM)

Describes how the Corpus Christi public school system adapted around 1900 to that region's changing social and economic conditions. Contends that the public schools reflected the peculiar form of racial segregation that became established in Corpus Christi and reflected the local society's caste-like structure which separated Blacks, Whites, and…

The authors of this article have devised an instrument called the "Conoley Southwest Indigenous Quotient Test: A Technique to Help Teachers Understand Why Many Mexican American Children Perform Poorly on Culturally Biased Intelligence Tests". (AM)

Cites works relevant to the higher education of Blacks and minority group members. Lists references alphabetically under the following headings: (1) financial aid on the campus; (2) Chicanos in higher education; and (3) race and equality on California campuses. (GC)

Excerpts from hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Washington, D. C., August 18, 1970. (DM)

This study was designed in an attempt to solve what appeared to be a serious problem--the spanish speaking students confusion about their cultural identity. (Author/AM)

The Mexican American child lives in a different cultural milieu than the Anglo child. This results in a different political learning experience for these children. Problems and inequalities faced by Chicano children in the American educational system are focused upon in this article. New policies are suggested for improving the situation.…

Discusses a study comparing and contrasting two different kinds of students--those who do well in high school and would probably go on to a university, and those who do poorly and would probably not attend a university--using a cognitive anthropological approach which emphasizes in-depth interviewing of a small number of people. (JM)

Cites 52 books, doctoral dissertations, journal articles, and ERIC documents on the school desegregation process in Los Angeles, California. Focuses on public attitudes, the court role, and effects of desegregation on Blacks and Mexican Americans. (MJL)

Discusses a study concerned with the identification of the perceptions that Anglo teachers, children, and parents, and Chicano children and parents hold of each other, and the implications of cultural differences and similarities in the education of Chicanos. The study involved 12 Anglo teachers, 10 Chicano and 10 Anglo children, and 10 Chicano…