Describes the history and activities of the United Migrants for Opportunity, Inc. in Michigan, an OEO-sponsored program. (JM)

Discusses programs of three libraries utilizing information and referral techniques to provide library services to migrant farm workers--Fresno County Public Library, California; Stanislaus County Public Library, California; and Cumberland County Library, New Jersey. Problems including illiteracy, physical inaccessibility, and lack of English…

Examines parent involvement opportunities in Migrant Head Start programs that can meet the challenges posed by parents' agricultural work responsibilities. Considers development of effective, multiple communication methods, and understanding of parent motivators. Notes that the parent involvement process must provide a full range of options,…

Discusses difficulties of providing religious instruction for Muslim school children in the Federal Republic of Germany. Notes the lack of a united Islamic religious community that could assist in the development and implementation of such an instruction. Explains and analyzes the Bavarian Ministry of Education's guidelines concerning such…

Details causes of migration in India and situations children find themselves in, and how these situations complicate the provision of education. Examines the impact on children's physical, psychosocial, and intellectual growth, and evaluates intervention measures, including a program for street children. Provides recommendations for addressing…

Many students of Mexican descent must learn how to be successful students. This study describes 5 students of Mexican descent from situationally marginalized lives who were a part of a support and retention scholarship program (College Assistance Migrant Program--CAMP). These case studies document how they perceived their learning and how they…

This general study reports on Travellers (often called gypsies) with a specific focus on children who attended one school in Norfolk (United Kingdom) during January-July 1991. Divided into six chapters, chapter 1, "An Historical, Legislative, and Educational Perspective on Travellers," offers an overview with distinctions made between…

A 1983 directory of secondary summer migrant programs, intended for homebase local information agencies, contains information on programs in 15 states. Listings by states give the name, address, and telephone number of the person in charge of the state's migrant education programs, then provide information on individual programs, including…

The Austin Independent School District presents a final technical report concerning its Chapter 1 and Chapter 1 Migrant Programs. Chapter 1 and Migrant Program Early Childhood (prekindergarten) students made impressive achievement gains that were even larger than last year's. However, students in grades 2-12 who have been served from 1 to 4 years…

The Austin Independent School District presents a final technical report concerning its Chapter 1 and Chapter 1 Migrant Programs. Chapter 1 and Migrant Program Early Childhood (prekindergarten) students made impressive achievement gains that were even larger than last year's. However, students in grades 2-12 who have been served from 1 to 4 years…

This manual provides training for Migrant Education Program personnel in the areas of program purpose and history, identification and recruitment of eligible students, program services, and the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS) and other interstate linkages. The identification and recruitment process consists of three interrelated…

Intended to give Parent Advisory Council (PAC) members exposure to their roles and responsibilities, the guide, written in Spanish and English, provides information on how to train PAC members on parliamentary procedures (Roberts Rules) and the importance of agendas and agenda construction. The guide's eight sections cover the rules/regulations,…

The report reviews the Colorado Migrant Education Resource Center's (CoMERC's) progress from September 1980 through September 1981 in accomplishing the following goals: conducting needs assessment for training and for migrant education materials; providing training and technical and programatic assistance to local education agencies (LEA's);…

The Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I Wisconsin Migrant Education Conference was held on August 6, 1979 to evaluate programs and to gather program planning data. Data for this evaluation were collected by means of both structured interaction of the 53 conference participants and questionnaires completed by participants. The teachers felt…

The children of migrant farm workers have been systematically deprived educationally, due chiefly to disclaimers of responsibility made by local, state, and federal bureaucracies. One proposed method to increase educational achievement among migrant children is through increased parent involvement. Parent involvement in migrant education programs…