New Mexico, while small, is a state of great diversity in terms of size, growth, and Hispanic concentration of population. Data from the 1980 census indicate New Mexico is the 37th largest state with slightly more than 1.3 million persons and is ninth among the states in percentage of population growth. Growth comes from two demographic sources:…

The metropolitan Miami area is a thriving bilingual community that uniquely exemplifies the utility of Spanish for business careers. Miami is unique in its large Latin population, the success of this population, and the proximity of Miami to the Caribbean and Latin American markets. The impact of the Latin population of Miami on education and…

The first national estimates on a variety of health indicators for the Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations of the United States are presented in this report, which consists largely of statistical tables containing data from the National Health Interview Surveys of 1978, 1979, and 1980. The primary focus of the report, however, is on four…

The principal results of the 1980 United States Census regarding Cuban Americans are summarized and analyzed in this report. The presentation is divided into the following sections: (1) residence and geographic distribution; (2) age and sex composition; (3) fertility; (4) family structure and marital status; (5) educational characteristics; (6)…

Under the assumption that women and minority business college students have had little opportunity to develop the interpersonal and community membership skills required in business management, this paper reviews some of the research on socialization, group process theory, and the development of college students, and relates it to the special needs…

Six Chicano anthologies, five novels, and one poem written between 1959 and 1979, selected for their usefulness as texts for a Chicano literature course, were investigated for occurrence of folk beliefs and legends. The 1959 novel "Pocho" contained one reference to a belief. In the 1967 poem "I Am Joaquin" were references which…

Based on Texas Education Agency data, the study examined the incidence of handicapped Hispanics with systematic implications for manpower planning. Incidence figures are analyzed in terms of trends from 1974-1979 in special education services to Hispanics, demographics, variables affecting service incidence (policy/law, litigation, lack of…

As an effort to define and explore the horizons of Chicano literature, this annotated and critical bibliography provides bibliographical data and critical evaluations and judgments regarding the quality, importance, and impact of 131 literary works by Chicanos. The commentaries are intended to be taken as opinions with the objective for promoting…

This study reports on career change and mobility for women and minorities in school administration. Descriptive data were collected between 1974 and 1979 in southern California school districts, using an ethnographic method. Interview data were collected from 350 school administrators. The first section describes women in school administration,…

The six brief papers in this document were prepared for an NIE-sponsored meeting in April 1980. Claudette Bradley poses questions (but no answers) on factors affecting American Indians. Alberta Castaneda stresses the need to ascertain how young children learn mathematical ideas. Tony Alfredo Gallegos notes inadequacies of Spanish bilingual…

Literature has perpetuated through the centuries the cultural and traditional roles and stereotypes of woman, particularly the Hispanic woman. Two main categories or images of woman, with variations and generalizations, have been: (1) the "good woman", symbolized by a woman who can think or do no evil, is pure, understanding, kind, weak,…

An 8-week summer institute (three weeks background and preparation, two weeks practice, three weeks summary and translation) was conducted to improve and reorient the abilities of selected high school teachers by giving advanced academic training in the areas of Mexican language, literature, and culture; and by relating these areas of experience…

Designed to test the effectiveness of reading as a factor in changing attitude, this study was based on three hypotheses: reading taught in the normal classroom could be the media through which positive attitudes toward Spanish Americans are fostered; there would be no significant difference between the scores of boys and girls and the children's…

Investigates the influence of racial and ethnic composition of labor markets on earnings inequalities among Black, Hispanic, and Asian males of differing levels of education. Results showed a loss of income for all groups with greater proportional losses among workers with more education. (JDH)