Tested the correspondence of interests of Spanish-speaking clients to Holland's theory using the English and Spanish versions of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory administered to 94 bilingual Hispanic high school students. Results suggested that the two forms of the inventory correlated .79, and supported Holland's (1973) structure of…

Three different methods (role differentials, behavioral differentials, and attribute ratings) were used to explore the role perceptions of samples of Hispanic Navy recruits. Results overall suggested that Hispanics, unlike the U.S. general population, (1) experience essentially no push out of the family, and (2) perceive work roles with…

Describes a study intended to determine whether providing special reading time with a wide variety of reading materials in Spanish affects the reading abilities, reading attitudes, and academic self-concept of Hispanic high school students. US-born Hispanics rarely made use of the materials, but recent Hispanic immigrants used them extensively.…

Urban adaptation among Mexican Americans resulting in the rise of youth street gangs is assessed in this article within a framework that examines the adaptation's ecological, economic, cultural, and psychological aspects. It is argued that difficulties in changing to Anglo-American patterns have been exacerbated by living and working conditions…

This study examined intake records from 114 students enrolled in literacy training. Several variables obtained at intake were found to be related to persistence. Dropouts tended to (1) be young and Hispanic, (2) not be seeking high school equivalency certification, (3) be unemployed but available for work, and (4) have other illiterate family…

Provides a 27-item annotated checklist of the print, nonprint, and online bibliographic sources that serve as foremost access tools to Latin American and Hispanic American studies and services. General reference sources, major collections, and printed catalogs are also mentioned. (Author/EJS)

After analyzing income differentials among different Hispanic groups, Blacks, and Anglos, the most important single reason for the lower family incomes of Hispanics and Blacks is lower wage rates. This is especially the case for men, but also for Mexican and Cuban women, even after differences in age, education and regional distribution are…

Data from the 1982 National Assessment of Educational Progress in mathematics are analyzed. Black and Hispanic students continued to score below the national level, but made greater gains than White students since the previous assessment. Students in schools with heavy minority enrollments made greater-than-average gains. (MNS)

Compared the backgrounds and interracial experiences of Black and Hispanic students (N=194) at two universities, and assessed their perceptions of college services. Similarities were found between Blacks at Texas Tech and the University of Maryland, while differences were more notable between Hispanics. (JAC)

Describes the Graduate and Professional Opportunities Program (G*POP), which authorizes federal grants to universities to increase access to graduate programs for minorities and which may be discontinued by the Reagan administration. Contends that the program is crucial to minorities and should be retained. (CJM)

Networks for minority women provide information, support, and an arena where minority issues can take priority on the agenda. The primary networking needs are empowerment--control over policy that affects one's life--and the opportunity to move an agenda that promotes quality and excellence unhampered by inequity and discrimination. (Author/MLW)

Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities are in an unrivaled position to remedy the technological disenfranchisement of the nation's emerging majority populations--the nation's future workforce--but remain limited due to lack of financial resources. While some…

The Council of the Great City Schools has prepared this fourth edition of "Beating the Odds" ("Beating the Odds IV") to give the nation another look at how inner-city schools are performing on the academic goals and standards set by the states for our children. This analysis examines student achievement in math and reading through spring 2003. It…

"Residential Group Care Quarterly" is published four times a year by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). This issue of "Residential Group Care Quarterly" contains the following articles: (1) Whatever Happened to Sound Clinical Reasoning? (Elizabeth Kohlstaedt); (2) Minorities as Majority Disproportionality in Child…

This analysis describes and analyzes disproportionality among Indiana's minority students. Specifically, it shows that: (1) Indiana's two largest minority groups are overrepresented in all four locale designations, with the greatest disproportionality occurring in suburban schools for both out-of-school suspension and expulsion; (2)…