Aids teachers looking for literature selections of established literary worth which reflect the diversity of American culture. Discusses briefly the history and development of American Indian, Asian American, and Hispanic American literature. Offers annotated bibliographies of selections appropriate for use in secondary schools. (SR)

Examined factors which influence beginning college minority students' (n=332) decisions to attend a major midwestern university. Compared perceptions of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, and Appalachian Whites. Found primary reason for attending university was proximity to home. (ABL)

Argues that, since at least 1969, the Census Bureau, under pressure from political special interest groups, has misrepresented the "racial" character of the U.S. population and has misplaced 6 to 8 million persons of Native American ancestry into a scientifically useless "Hispanic/Spanish" category. Contains approximately 45…

A Skills Reinforcement Project for 46 sixth grade students (many of whom were Black and Hispanic) not quite qualifying for the local (Pasadena, California) gifted program provided Saturday classes and a 2-week summer residential program. Significant gains were made in mathematics (but not reading) achievement resulting in increased program…

The Upward Bound and Student Support Services programs are the largest of five Education Department programs for disadvantaged students. At Southwest Texas Junior College, the struggle to recruit and hold on to students from an impoverished region depends on the constant stretching of federal dollars. (MLW)

Discusses definitions of family; forms of language and communication; and beliefs about health, illness, and disability that need to be understood by those involved in early intervention programs for young children with disabilities and their families. (PCB)

The prereading and reading performance of 370 predominantly Hispanic, bilingual school children was followed for 6 years. A 5-test Screening Index misclassified many failing readers but accurately identified children who eventually read well. Predictor tests administered at beginning of first grade showed significant correlations with reading at…

Briefly describes types of studies included in this special issue on minority children. Discusses issues in research on minority children and ways in which this research can be encouraged. (PCB)

The ASPIRA Association, an organization serving Latino youth through leadership development, education, and advocacy, is sponsoring the Hispanic Community Mobilization for Dropout Prevention, a project focused on increasing parental and community involvement in promoting high school retention and academic achievement. (SK)

Examines the question of whether cultural and ethnic groups differ in their extreme response style. Studies questionnaire responses of Hispanic and non-Hispanic male Navy recruits and suggests that differences in extreme response style may be attributable to differences in judgment style across the two cultural groups. (MW)

This paper explores three issues in the literacy acquisition of Latino students, including common problems faced by second-language readers of English; explicit strategies for transfer of first-language strengths to second-language literacy; and the development of language-specific strategies. (46 references) (JL)

An experience-based learning model is reported that helps intermediate and advanced students make the transition from language to literature courses in the context of real-life situations. In the Santa Clara project, students meet practical needs of underserved Hispanic populations while practicing their language skills. (Contains seven…

Examined the reactions of 83 Anglo-American undergraduates to Anglo- and Hispanic-American-accented speakers supporting or opposing the English-only movement in California. Results found that respondents were happier when the Anglo source argued against rather than for English exclusivity, and that respondents' happiness was not affected by…

Data from the 1987 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study were used to assess the influence of prices and price subsidies on within-year persistence by proprietary school students. African Americans, Hispanics, and students without high school degrees were more likely to persist although tuition charges had a substantial negative influence. (SLD)

Presents a questionnaire measure of ethnic identity based on elements of ethnic identity that are common across groups, so that it can be used across all groups. Reliability, assessed by Cronbach's alpha, was .81 for the high school sample (n=417), and .90 for the college sample (n=136). Whites scored lower in ethnic identity than members of the…