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Field, Sherry L.; Bauml, Michelle; Wilhelm, Ron W.; Jenkins, Joelle – Journal of Social Studies Research, 2012
This qualitative content analysis was conducted to determine how Mexico and Mexican people are portrayed in contemporary U.S. elementary social studies textbooks. Three textbooks from each of three major publishers were analyzed. Findings are presented in five sections: images and photographs, holidays, Mexican people and heroes, contested…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mexicans, Cultural Awareness, Primary Education
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Han, Wen-Jui – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
Utilizing data on approximately 16,000 children from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten Cohort and a rich set of mediating factors on 16 immigrant groups, this paper examined the associations between children's immigrant generation status and their academic performance. The changes in academic achievements during kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten