Effects of a 10-week civil rights curriculum and a 2-week field trip through the South on the reflections of students about their ethnic identities were studied with 35 high-achieving black and Hispanic-American high school students. Results suggest that ethnic identity can be increased through such interventions. (SLD)

A survey of 177 Hispanic and 93 Anglo college freshmen examined acculturative stress within a multivariate framework that includes social class, gender, and ethnicity as precursor variables; demographic and psychological indexes of acculturation; college role stresses experienced by most students; and minority stresses especially relevant to…

A set of Q-sort items to assess individual differences in infant-mother attachment was adapted for a Hispanic population of low-SES background. Completion of the Q-sort by observers and inner-city Hispanic mothers and testing of 43 infants with the Ainsworth Strange Situation established the Q-set's validity and indicated moderate reliability for…

Evaluated treatment outcomes from program of research on modeling therapy with Puerto Ricans, targeting anxiety symptoms, acting-out behavior, and self-concept problems. Findings from 210 primary grade children and their mothers confirmed impact of culturally sensitive modeling therapy on anxiety symptoms and other target behaviors, but negative…

The construct validity of hypothesized survey items and data reduction procedures for selected psychosocial constructs frequently used in breast cancer screening research were investigated in telephone interviews with randomly selected samples of 1,184 and 903 women and a sample of 169 Hispanic clinic clients. Validity of the constructs is…

Relationships among the scales of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator and the Human Information Processing Survey revealed in a study by S. C. Shiflett (1989) were reinvestigated in a study involving 554 college students (270 males and 284 females). One significant gender difference among the correlations was found. (SLD)

Surveys California educators (teachers, principals, school librarians, and bilingual education coordinators) on attitudes regarding books in Spanish in school. Finds that positive attitudes toward having and using books in Spanish in public schools are closely associated with, and may be determined by, the percentage of Hispanic students in the…

The standardization of the Escala de Inteligencia Wechsler para Adultos (EIWA) and the original Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) were subjected to principal components analysis to examine their comparability for 616 EIWA subjects and 800 WAIS subjects. Similarity of factor structures of both scales is supported. (SLD)

Some educators are criticizing educational counseling for minorities, especially African Americnas and Hispanics, as not providing adequate information about the variety of postsecondary options available, academic requirements, and admissions policies. In particular, the potential of the community college as an academic alternative is seen as…

Historical data, projections of selected populations, particularly poor and Hispanic groups, and educational issues arising from the trends are examined as they relate to educational finance in the future. New educational financing options are suggested to augment current government-sponsored student aid to respond better to emerging societal…

Wisconsin's Multicultural Education Target Schools Project uses strategic planning to address major educational and social issues and determine school-based change. The project involves elementary and middle school educators with large African-American and Hispanic student populations. It develops self-esteem, raises achievement levels, promotes…

Analyzes census data from 1960, 1970, and 1980. Finds that the rates of interstate migration of all minority groups moved closer to or surpassed those of Whites by the 1975-80 period. (DM)

The Project to Improve Minority Education (PRIME) in Arizona is providing 10,000 students in grades 7-12 with academic enrichment, counseling, tutoring, financial aid counseling, parent education, and college level courses. The program seeks to double the rate of college attendance and triple the rate of students majoring in science, mathematics,…

A study was conducted to determine teachers' level of awareness of the cultural and linguistic behaviors of gifted and talented Hispanic limited-English-proficient students that could mask a student's giftedness and result in inappropriate identification. (Author/VWL)

Assessed attitudes toward the university, extracurricular activities, academic life, and counseling held by first-year Hispanic students (n=31) entering predominantly white university. Results revealed that Hispanic students appeared to enroll in university for practical, career-oriented reasons. Respondents reported that they would seek…