This essay examines education as a critical link to minority integration--one often lost in the debate over immigration on both sides of the Atlantic. It suggests that western European countries, in looking to the experience of the United States, should place the specific policies and practices in their historical context and sift through the…

Provides a policy statement for the education of migrants in Europe. Covered are: definition of migrant population, general policy goals, curriculum structure, teacher qualifications, education of adult migrants, recommended research directions, and the provision of information to potential migrants prior to their arrival in the host country. (JDH)

The way bilingual and migrant education are administered at federal and state levels, one would assume that they are totally unrelated. They need to get their "act together" in order to serve migrant children and satisfy their educational needs. (NQ)

A complex interaction of factors shapes migrant adults' participation in adult basic education: sociocultural context (gender roles, powerlessness) and perceptions of schooling, learning, and education (painful experiences, dropping out but not rejecting learning). Community-based adult education is an appropriate response to the reality of…

Discusses the recent EEC directive which requires schools to make available to children of migrant workers within the community instruction in the language of their native country. Problems inherent in the directive and an alternative policy are suggested. (Author/KC)

Describes the life and career of Winona Elliott Sample, who has worked as a childcare, preschool, and then Head Start director, and served as chief of Indian Health Services in California, a board member for the Indian Health Clinic in San Jose, and vice chair of the International Year of the Child in 1979-80. (AC)

Describes the Texas Migrant Education Program, which seeks to help migrant children graduate and break the cycle of migrancy, expanding their opportunities beyond work in the fields. The history of the program, the goals, critical areas to providing migrant students with what they need, and success stories are discussed. (Author/VWL)

Despite over 30 years of work by the Migrant Education Program (MEP), rural migrant students may still be the most disadvantaged student population in the nation. Migrant youth problems include constant adjustment to a new environment, cultural differences, and lack of language skills. In defining these problems, this report looks at a typical…

A seminar held in Italy was in line with the Council of Europe's project activities for dealing with educational problems caused by the rapid transformation in social groupings, in the wake of increasing labor-market mobility and migratory phenomena. Four themes were discussed: (1) official strategies set up in certain European countries with…

This volume contains the texts of reports from four European symposia on pre-school education which were held under the auspices of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe. The first two symposia were concerned with different aspects of links between preschool and primary education. The third symposium focused on the…

The children of migrant farm workers have been systematically deprived educationally, due chiefly to disclaimers of responsibility made by local, state, and federal bureaucracies. One proposed method to increase educational achievement among migrant children is through increased parent involvement. Parent involvement in migrant education programs…

Examines problems that American educators will confront in dealing with the adjustment and learning needs of Caribbean immigrants entering American educational settings. (MJL)

The need to upgrade programs and services in rural communities is rapidly moving toward a critical juncture. A rural telecommunication network could act as an equalizer through: serving information needs of people in the fields of entertainment, education, health, governments, business, and industry; or serving special populations such as the…

Points out a major commonality of Western European countries is their increasingly multicultural composition, fueled mainly by recent immigration. Provides statistics on the recent growth of national minorities. Topics explored include the maintenance of cultural identity, intercultural education, value conflicts and deviancy, language, teacher…

Data on illegal immigration from Mexico into Texas provide accurate information on the impact of this immigration on the generally underfunded and understaffed border school districts in the state. Immigration and Naturalization Service statistics show 20 million illegal immigrants in the United States. A more scientific estimate is 4 million, 2.7…