Research related to the aspirations of the Hispanic woman for educational and labor force achievement in relation to her role as wife and mother is presented. The document contains two reports. The first, "Young Hispanics in the United States--Their Aspirations for the Future: Findings from Two National Surveys," is based on analysis of the…

The extent of deficiencies in critical reading skills among 153 entering college students enrolled in basic skills reading courses at New Mexico State University was studied. Forty-nine percent of the sample were Hispanic Americans. The students were administered the Nelson-Denny Reading Test and the scores were converted into grade equivalents.…

This study focused on specific needs and interests of three minority groups (Blacks, Hispanics, and the elderly) as television audiences. The study was based on a survey of American television audiences, conducted by Ronald Frank and Marshall Greenberg for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, to determine directions for television program…

As the 21st century rapidly approaches, America will be directly confronted with the reality that its nationwide public education system has failed to adequately and accurately train its future generation of citizens. Socioeconomic status and race have been implicated as the two biggest factors related to dropping out. Current researchers have…

Drawing from data on ethnic enrollments in colleges and universities in the United States published in the "Chronicle of Higher Education," this report provides lists of the colleges and universities with total fall 1984 enrollment of 20,000 or more that had the highest and lowest numbers of Black and Hispanic students. Specifically, the lists…

This report summarizes the participation information provided by state educational agencies for the Migrant Education Program, 1986-87, the third year in which data was submitted in a prescribed format. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and all states except Hawaii submitted data on program participation by ethnic group, migrant status,…

The ASPIRA Institute for Policy Research used a conference of prominent Latino leaders and a survey of conference participants as means to gather information on the needs of the Hispanic American community in the Northeast. This report presents summaries of conference transactions and survey results. The 2-day conference, held in August 1986, was…

Plans for an oral history project involving Hispanic academics are presented. Although the 1980s were heralded as the decade of the Hispanics, Chicanos and Puerto Ricans continued to be poorly represented in the academy, and in 1983 they comprised less than 2% of all full-time academic faculty in the United States. The project is designed to…

Data on the socioeconomic status of elderly Hispanic Americans are limited. Issues that address the needs of younger populations have taken priority. This report is an attempt to publicize data on elderly Hispanic people and to recommend changes in the way they are regarded and served. The findings are the following: (1) this population is growing…

The fifth volume of The State of Hispanic America is divided into four sections: Education, Health and Welfare, Business and Technology, and Beyond our Borders. In the first article Steven Arvizu presents Hispanic demographic growth data, describes the overall severity of undereducation among Hispanics, analyzes areas of controversy, and offers…

This study concerns the influence of native language instruction in grades one through six on bilingual Hispanics' high school achievement. A nationally representative sample of 58,000 high school sophomores and seniors (the High School and Beyond data set) was used as the data source. Path analytic techniques were used to determine the magnitude…

Written in Spanish and English, the proceedings include 6 papers and the recommendations presented at the conference on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems among Hispanics attended by approximately 400 participants, representing 29 states, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. "The Challenge of the 1980's: Action Through Unity" discusses the need…

The operation of "Encendiendo Una Llama," Hartford, Connecticut's program for bilingual gifted students, was evaluated for the 1981-82 school year. A total of 173 gifted children of limited English proficiency in grades 3 through 6 were served by the program at four locations. The program, staff, objectives, and target population are…

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the use of confirmatory factor analysis to investigate the existence of item bias in an affective scale measuring self concept. The LISREL IV program was used to detect test item bias and factorial invariance. The ethnic groups compared in the study were Black, Hispanic, and White. The obtained factor…

Facts about Hispanic civilization, history, and culture are compiled to provide a resource for educators and students. Overviews are presented of the history and geographical features of Spain and Latin America, major personalities of the Hispanic world, aspects of Hispanic culture and religion, features of the Spanish language, Hispanic…