For heritage speakers, the Spanish classroom is not the first point of contact with their native language. Though such learners would benefit from an educational philosophy that affirms the heritage language as a springboard for learning and increased self-awareness, there has been little support for non-dominant language research in the USA. This…

In the present study, the authors empirically investigated a multidimensional conceptualization of acculturation using the Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire-Short Version (BIQ-S; J. Szapocznik, W. M. Kurtines, & T. Fernandez, 1980). Baseline data from four prevention trials, representing a total of 893 adolescent and 880 guardian participants…

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments later this month from a class action Miriam Flores, 42-year-old Mexican-born homemaker, joined on behalf of her first child in 1996. The lawsuit, Flores v. State of Arizona, contends that programs for English-language learners in Nogales are deficient and receive inadequate funding from the state.…

Introduction: In the present-day didactic process of transition from natural numbers to integers, a certain kind of measure is involved which is neither easy nor appropriate to integrate into the familiar numerical systems. We refer to measures and comparisons for which we need a third numerical system--what we will call "relative…

States that works concerning hispanic studies traditionally deal with analyses of the Spanish language or with literary works. Emphasis is made on the need for an interdisciplinary approach. (Text is in Spanish.) (NCR)

Report of a conference held at Wichita State University, October 6-7, 1972. (DD)

Describes some problems facing Spanish speaking students including inability to work with English, achievement tests, and the monocultural attitude of schools. The report argues that administrators and teachers must change their attitudes, and that the whole school system must be refashioned to include the bilingual child. (JF)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether cognitive exposure in the form of didactic instruction and affective exposure through videotapes and roleplays, all illustrating basic concepts of Spanish culture, would improve counselor trainees' effectiveness in counseling Spanish-speaking/surnamed persons. (Author)

The history of textbooks is a history of contested territory. Science and history textbooks for K-12 students are particularly vulnerable to protests from various constituencies. What is the history of potentially controversial, sociopolitical material in Spanish language textbooks? Are today's students presented with a nuanced and complex vision…

THE ANALYSIS DEALS WITH--DEMOGRAPHIC, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND FACTORS, AND THE HOUSING, FAMILY LIFE, AND EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION OF SPANISH SURNAME, NON-PUERTO RICAN PEOPLE IN FIVE SOUTHWESTERN STATES. CONCLUSIONS ARE BASED ON AN EXAMINATION OF EXISTING LITERATURE, A SURVEY OF EXPERT OPINION, FIELD CHECKS OF SELECTED…

Discuses the elements that separate U. S. Spanish from other varieties of Spanish. Suggests that U.S. Spanish has important economic presence among global varieties of Spanish. Data from U.S. government sources are employed to support the arguments presented. (Author/VWL)

GLASPORT first convened in October 2009 with funding provided by a Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) grant. The grant proposal was submitted by then Glastonbury Assistant Superintendent of Schools (and former Foreign Language Director) Christine Brown. The committee was charged with two ambitious objectives: (1) to aid in the development…