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Gonzalez, Alejandro – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Migrant families have long been victims of their unusual lifestyle. High poverty conditions combined with constant mobility in search for agricultural work have contributed to their challenging lifestyle. As a result, Latino migrant students are among the least likely to graduate from high school and pursue a college degree. However, in spite of…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Migrant Children, Migrants, Poverty
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Thomas, R. Murray – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1977
A discrepancy score evaluation technique was successfully implemented in California, thereby allowing parents, teachers, and students to provide information regarding the students' needs. However, the same method failed in American Samoa due to the parents' perceptions of teachers as experts and the amount of teacher time necessary for…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Ridgway, John; And Others – 1979
Although the Migrant Education Program dates from 1965, parental involvement in it is governed by very recent statutory and regulatory requirements. Current statutory requirements come from the Elementary Secondary Education Amendments (ESEA) of 1978. They concern the establishment of and consultation by State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Cooperative Planning, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation