Investigated incidence of eating disorders in Pueblo Indian and Hispanic high school students (N=95). Found no ethnic differences. Majority of girls reported wanting to lose weight, being worried about weight, and indulging in binge eating. Nine girls reported eating habits consistent with bulimia. Few boys indicated concerns about weight or…

Limitations in standardized test use with Hispanic students are summarized and recent research developments supporting use of testing and assessment as tools for promoting learning are examined. Assisted performance and dynamic assessment are discussed in the context of individual education plans and a test-train-test cycle. (Author/MSE)

Discussion of how to develop culturally based instructional materials highlights the development of a pilot series of videotape programs designed for elderly, non-reading Hispanic diabetes patients. Topics discussed include needs assessment; content analysis; learner analysis, including language, reading abilities, and ethnicity; production…

In response to reviewer criticisms, reiterates that the Hispanic community must share the blame for low Hispanic IQ scores and become involved in educational strategy development. Discusses bilingual education as a hindrance to Hispanic students, and the need for improved standardized tests with single norms. Contains 27 references. (Author/SV)

Relates the personal experiences of six minority journalists with different racial backgrounds and work experiences to illustrate how affirmative action programs and related initiatives have acted as a catalyst in minority hiring practices in mainstream daily newspapers. (LS)

Thirty-six above-average, low-income Hispanic children (in grades two-six) in a metropolitan area participated in a special year-long program designed to improve their self-esteem and strengthen thinking and learning skills. Hemisphericity and creative thinking measurements revealed that the sample had high right hemisphere scores and slightly…

Problems and unmet needs of non-traditional students in graduate degree programs were studied through ratings by 10 older Hispanic graduate students well removed in time from previous schooling, 10 younger Anglo graduate students, and 10 graduate faculty members teaching in Curriculum and School Administration graduate programs. (SLD)

Examined perceptions of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Native American counseling and clinical supervisees (N=225) to study quality of cross-cultural individual therapist supervision. Identified five nonorthogonal dimensions (supervisor's liking, emotional discomfort, conditional interest, conditional liking, unconditional liking). Found combination…

Examines how Hispanic bilingual kindergartners and first graders create and express personal meanings by illustrating parts of stories read aloud in class, dictating responses, and writing original narratives. Notes that literacy activities should be tied authentically to questions and interests expressed by children in the classroom. (MM)

Thirty-six Hispanic high school sophomores were identified as academically resilient (from impoverished stressful background with a grade point average of 2.75 or above). Compared to their nonresilient peers, resilient students believed more in their own cognitive abilities and placed less emphasis on having close ties with family and friends.…

Shares information on selected characteristics of Hispanic and Haitian students that may affect their mathematical learning; gives examples of classroom strategies that may be helpful in working with these students; and offers ways to help preservice teachers to develop cultural awareness. (MKR)

Discusses Krashen's monitor model and input hypothesis of language acquisition, focusing on the implications of this hypothesis among Hispanic bilinguals in an English speaking-teaching-reading-problem-solving environment. The hypothesis maintains that individuals acquire more language only when they are exposed to comprehensible input that is a…

Ninety Latino immigrant children in grades 3-6, many of whom were referred due to aggressive or other problem behaviors, participated for 1 year in a twice-weekly community program that featured judo instruction, tutoring, and parent training. Children improved significantly in academic achievement and behavior. Parents improved significantly in…

Assessed impact of gender, ethnicity/home language, holding out, retention, and social promotion on first-grade achievement. Found that Latino students were more likely to be promoted to first grade, despite concerns about their performance, than were Anglo students. Interventions, such as retention, yielded no positive effects. (RJM)

Analyzes national data to trace the development of gender differences in learning opportunities, achievement, and choices in mathematics among white, black, and Hispanic students. Finds that the major barriers to mathematics achievement for for minority student of both sexes are limited learning opportunities and low achievement levels. (CFR)