A competency based model of affective teaching is proposed for training teachers of students with Hispanic background in the southwestern United States. The GAC (generic affective competencies) model is described in terms of the adjustment needs of Hispanics in public school. Three competency clusters are outlined: creating the affective climate;…

Monographs, periodical literature, documents, unpublished reports, and non-print materials in both English and Spanish would be included in a proposed Hispanic data base built around an initial 15 contributing collections totalling an estimated 100,000 items. Because users would employ indexing terms to access the data base, a thesaurus is…

Much of the research on interracial student interaction has been conducted in schools during the first years of forced desegregation, the data thus often reflecting tension laden situations. Another methodological problem with these studies is that sex differences have been analyzed only by comparing interactions among girls to those among boys,…

This paper discusses individual and interfamilial processes affecting Cuban immigrant families with adolescent children. Data utilized include the results of various studies on psychological and behavioral changes related to acculturation. It is held that rate of acculturation is a function of many variables, including age, sex, and length of…

This annotated bibliography of early childhood curriculum materials is divided into two major sections. The first section reviews materials pertaining to house corner, blocks, table toys, art, clay and play dough, water and sand activities. Within these areas, entries are divided into three main lists: books, articles, and children's books. ERIC…

This paper argues that the identification of individuals with a certain ethnic grouping may have a significant impact on the way they communicate with others. It contends also that the way in which people's style is used and interpreted by others directly influences their effectiveness in communicative interactions. The communicative styles of…

The issue of the delivery of mental health services to Hispanic Americans is discussed in this report to the President's Commission on Mental Health. Hispanics, who will be the largest minority group in the United States within the next 25 years, do not make use of sufficient existing health services. They have a need for alternative services…

While distinguishing between literary criticism and the scientific study of translation, Latin American translations are analyzed according to the identification of "speech facts," levels of stylistic performance, translating from scratch, and the stylistic features of Rabassa. (NCR)

Reviews research literature on Puerto Rican youth and summarizes findings on factors influencing return migration and the cultural and physical adjustment of return migrants. Presents findings of a survey of Puerto Rican students, non-migrants and return migrants, which attempted to determine whether there was a relationship between reading…

This study investigates political and social consequences of non-citizenship in the U.S. Hispanic community. Currently one-third of Hispanic adults are legally unable to vote. Although Hispanics may become the largest United States minority group by the year 2010, non-citizenship will impede their political empowerment. Naturalization must be…

The first of two articles presents a review of children's plays written in Spanish, including the authors' approaches and underlying themes. The second, an annotated bibliography of children's folklore and health books for adolescents in Spanish, includes a directory of eight U.S. dealers in Spanish books. (CLB)

A survey of Hispanic parents in high-minority, low-income areas of six southern states gathered information on parent feelings toward parent involvement in education, similarities and differences between parents and educators concerning aspects of parent involvement, and recommended action to involve parents in the Hispanic student's college…

The undereducation of Hispanic Americans spells serious problems for the United States and higher education. Reasons for Hispanic students' withdrawal from college include need to support self or family, lack of motivation, time conflicts, inability to cope with college demands, academic underpreparedness, and poor academic performance. (MLW)

The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will begin testing a comprehensive project to reverse the low educational attainment of Hispanic students in Texas. The project aims to increase high-school graduation, raise college-going rate, increase graduation rate of college students, and raise transfer rates of community college…

Examines leadership skills and the perception of leadership by students and teachers in 10 desegregated elementary schools that were divided into high equity and low equity groups. In low equity schools, perceptions of leadership were lower among Hispanics than Anglos. (SKC)