Latina female and Latino male college students completed self-report surveys regarding family of origin experience, including sexual communication with parents growing up. Latino parents of this sample tended to use direct rather than indirect strategies for communicating about sexuality. Analyses provide information regarding sexual communication…

Describes how the integration of reading and writing strategies in a learning unit on Mexican American culture heightens eighth graders' awareness of their heritage and helps them improve their literacy. Describes how cooperative meaning making with literature, making connections to home and community, and using literature that is culturally…

Rankings are given for the 100 colleges and universities with the highest numbers of Hispanic students receiving bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, and for the institutions with the highest Hispanic graduation numbers in 28 disciplines. Rankings for Puerto Rican institutions are listed separately. (MSE)

Examines the differences among Anglo, African American, and Hispanic parents in granting independence to adolescents. Using data from a national families survey found distinct patterns of independence giving across racial groups by gender and by age of the adolescent. Differences are attributed to values of modified patriarchy, communalism, and…

Finds that the use of predictable Big Books in the classroom with primarily Native American and Hispanic kindergarten children and with children whose early experiences with books are limited is an effective way to develop reading skills. (RS)

Used quantitative and qualitative methodologies to examine the implicit theories of intelligence of low-income adolescents of Mexican descent and the meanings they attached to these theories in four academic domains. Found that even students who were designated as entity theorists (intelligence as a fixed trait) on the basis of questionnaire…

Prior to a precalculus course, 2,000 Asian, Hispanic, black, and white college students were graded on three dimensions of mathematical achievement: early skills, later skills, and formulation. The development of later skills was substantially the most important to successful course completion. Results suggest that for black and white students,…

Tested efficacy of self-instruction intervention to reduce avoidable risks for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection associated with drug use and unsafe sexual activity among African-American and Hispanic adolescents (N=60). Outcome findings indicated that participants in two self-instruction conditions improved more between pretest and…

Carpinteria High School, California, has restructured its educational program to meet the needs of an increasing number of Mexican immigrant students. Making minority students feel that they are part of their school included getting the students involved in school activities, enlisting a parent support group, and rewarding students for good…

Children of recently arrived immigrants face many obstacles in school--most are from troubled countries and enter urban schools barely able to accommodate them. Discusses attitudes of American Blacks toward Black immigrants from the Caribbean. (DM)

Examines the patterns of oral reading miscues, retelling, and fluency of mixed dominant Hispanic students (students whose English or Spanish dominance cannot be clearly determined). Finds that mixed dominant students are not easily categorized into a homogenous group. Suggests that some of their strategies and skills may have been underutilized.…

Among 1,245 college graduates in business, career strategies and expectations did not differ between Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites, among Hispanics of varying cultural identification, or between men and women. About 31 percent of Hispanics and 47 percent of women reported ethnic and sex discrimination, respectively. Contains 30 references. (SV)

Introduces the special issue on minority children and briefly discusses what it means to be a member of a minority group in the United States. (PCB)

Bilingual special education has emerged because of problems faced by linguistic minorities in special education. Progress and innovations begun by federal law have not yet reached linguistic minorities, particularly Hispanic children. The medical-model, reductionist paradigm is inimical to bilinguals. A paradigm shift and redefinition of bilingual…

According to a report by the Academy for Educational Development and the College Board, "Bridges to Opportunity," between 15 percent and 25 percent of community college students transfer to four-year institutions. Community colleges must make liberal arts programs their top priority if they are to help Black and Hispanic students…