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Keith, Mary T. – 1969
The Sustained Primary Program for Bilingual Students is an ESEA/Title III program which emphasizes understanding and appreciating the Spanish, Mexican, Anglo heritage of the Mesilia Valley and southwestern New Mexico, discovering the structure of the language, recognizing how learning occurs, identifying the methodology and strategy needed to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Cultural Interrelationships
Mans, Rolando – 1971
An experiment in the teaching of reading in Spanish to second- and third-grade students, conducted by the author at the Ethel Phillips elementary school, utilizes a modified version of Dr. Laubach's "syllabic, analytic-synthetic" method of language instruction. In this approach, vowels are combined in succession with each of the consonants to…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Elementary Education, FLES, Language Instruction
Jones, Earl, Ed.; Dean, Frances, Ed. – 1970
This is the final monograph in the Programa de Educacion Interamericana resource series on Latin America: SO 001 424 through SO 001 428. Two main sections are contained here: 1) philosophical and methodological approaches to the problems of teaching the social studies, and 2) ammunition in knowing the Americas so they can be taught better. The…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Wilson, Alfred P.; And Others – 1971
A test developed to assess alienation in sixth grade Spanish American students was administered to migrant students in Grades 4-8. Validity studies indicate that the test may have been too difficult for the grade levels and cultural characteristics of that group. Recommendations for further testing are included. (See TM 000 995 for a copy of the…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary School Students, Factor Analysis, Junior High School Students
American Coll. Testing Program, Iowa City, IA. Research and Development Div. – 1971
The Career Planning Profile (CPP) national norms presented in this document provide comprehensive information on the abilities, interests, and other personal characteristics of a cross section of vocational and technical students enrolled in a wide range of programs. It was developed to help young people consider a broad range of occupations and…
Descriptors: Age, Blacks, Career Education, Career Planning
Casey, Jean – 1977
This report on the Santa Clara Plus Assessment and Activities Program describes the development of the Santa Clara Inventory of Developmental Tasks and evaluates the program's effectiveness. Intended as an observational tool for teachers concerned with the development of readiness, the Inventory provides a procedure for: (1) observing children's…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Developmental Tasks, Diagnostic Teaching, Early Childhood Education
Barkin, Florence – 1977
Language switching (language alternation, code switching), the rapid alternation from one language to another, may or may not convey more than the cognitive significance of the message. Linguists have demonstrated the metaphorical or connotative significance of switching, but have not fully discussed the various forms switching takes. The present…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Influences, Educational Background
Haertel, Edward H.; Wiley, David E. – 1979
This document presents data on the relative influence of (1) maternal education, (2) race (or ethnicity) and (3) poverty on elementary students' academic achievement. Study results indicate that maternal education has the greatest effect on achievement. The data base is reported as representative of all U.S. children enrolled in public schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Economic Factors
KNOWLTON, CLARK S. – 1965
DATA FOR THIS PAPER WERE OBTAINED FROM EXAMINATION OF AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND FROM FIELD WORK IN SAN MIGUEL AND MORA COUNTIES OF NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE EXTENDED PATRIARCHAL FAMILY WAS THE PRIMARY SOCIAL SYSTEM AMONG THE SPANISH AMERICANS, OFTEN CONSISTING OF MEMBERS OF THREE OR FOUR GENERATIONS HEADED BY THE GRANDFATHER. THIS FAMILY COOPERATED…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Economic Factors, Economic Status, Family Attitudes
Koon, Jeff – 1979
Data are presented concerning the enrollments of Black and Chicano graduate and undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkeley. Some problems, particularly those stemming from academic decision-making at the undergraduate level, are noted. A number of problematic academic decisions that are (were) likely to affect negatively…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Students, Declining Enrollment, Departments
Elias-Olivares, Lucia; Valdes-Fallis, Guadalupe – 1979
This paper focuses on language diversity in Chicano speech communities in the United States and its relation to the teaching of Spanish to Chicano bilinguals. Attempts to teach standard Spanish to Spanish-speakers in the United States have been unsuccessful for the most part, because the schools recognize only a single standard of "correctness"…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education
PETTY, PAUL V. – 1966
THE LABORATORY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO PERFORM RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES DIRECTED TOWARD IMPROVING THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF THE REGION'S MINORITY GROUPS (INDIANS, SPANISH AMERICANS, AND AGRICULTURAL MIGRANTS). INITIAL PROGRAM EFFORTS (JUNE-DECEMBER 1966) WILL CENTER ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF…
Descriptors: American Indians, Boards of Education, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged
Home Education Livelihood Program, Albuquerque, NM. – 1965
THE HOME EDUCATION LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM (HELP) IN NEW MEXICO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SPANISH AMERICAN AND MEXICAN AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS. THE BASIS OF THE HELP PROGRAM IS ADULT AND FAMILY EDUCATION INCLUDING BASIC CHILD CARE AND REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION. HELP PRODUCES SOME OF ITS OWN INSTRUCTIONAL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, American Indians, Basic Skills
Michigan Education Association, East Lansing. Div. of Minority Affairs. – 1973
This volume contains lesson plans for grades 4 through 8 on the contributions of Blacks, Latinos, and First Americans and on prejudice and racism. The lesson plans are presented within the framework of main ideas, activities for the ideas, and resources for the activities. The section on racism includes definitions and examples of racism. The…
Descriptors: African History, American History, American Indians, Biculturalism
Kaufman, Jacob J.; Sumansky, John M. – 1974
The report examines the multiplicity of factors which influence the labor market activity of the population and explores the implications of changes in those influential factors with regard to manpower and educational planning policy. The first section contains the introduction to the problem, summary of factors affecting labor force…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Educational Planning, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
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