Examination of the situation of archives in four Latin American countries--Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica--highlights national systems, buildings, staff, processing of documents, accessibility and services to the public and publications and extension services. (EJS)

Develops a conceptual framework for examining research and services needed by refugee children in the processes of acculturation. Focuses on Southeast Asians, Jews, and Cubans and Latin Americans. (Author/MK)

Compared vocabulary and block design subtests of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and its Puerto Rican counterpart, the Escala de Inteligencia Wechsler para Adultos (EIWA), in hospitalized Latins and Trans-Caribbean Blacks. EIWA scores were significantly higher than WAIS scores. Equivalence of EIWA and WAIS estimates is questioned.…

Discusses the current shortage of Latin teachers in the face of growing enrollments, citing as one reason for this shortage inadequate efforts to recruit candidates for Latin teacher training programs. Recommends a reactivation of these programs, with encouragement for new teachers to enter the profession at the secondary level. (MES)

Yoruba cultural, religious, and linguistic traditions have been preserved to a great extent in Brazil, especially in the province of Bahia. Although many Afro-Brazilian religions have historically been considered lower-class, today Candomble and other religious/cultural practices are gaining social acceptance on a national level. (GC)

Johns Hopkins Program for Verbally Gifted Youth (PVGY) is designed for junior high school students and offers courses in writing skills, Latin and Greek in current use, and beginning German. Students are selected in the 12 to 14 age range. (PHR)

Describes the language skills gains made by elementary students who have been in Latin classes in schools through the country. (IRT)

Presents a case study of educational development in Venezuela, with emphasis on political and cultural influences, social needs, needs of developing nations, experimentation on all levels, fellowship programs, and projections for the future. (DB)

This study determined how adverse childhood experiences influenced risky sexual behavior in a community sample of Latina adolescents in Los Angeles. Psychosocial, sociocultural, and environmental mediators of the relations between childhood experiences and risky sexual behavior were tested. Childhood maltreatment was associated with risky sexual…

Explored differences in perceptions of the seriousness of nine components of neglect among mothers from three cultural groups and child welfare workers from two areas of child protection. Found members of minorities perceive some types of neglect as more serious than do Caucasians, and that mothers see most neglect as more serious than do service…

A survey of 65 ethnically diverse women revealed relatively low rates of disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus to extended family members, somewhat higher rates for immediate family members, and highest rates for lovers or friends. Spanish-speaking Latinas were less likely to disclose their serostatus than English-speaking Latinas, African…

Presents an interview (edited into a first-person form) with Margot Benacerraf, known for two prize-winning films in the 1950s but not as well known for her active promotion of film culture in Venezuela. Discusses her education in Venezuela, travels outside Venezuela, production of her prize-winning films, and her efforts at promoting the…

Argues that the history of punctuation in the English-speaking world offers tangible evidence for the evolving interplay between speech and writing. (Author/VWL)

Examines the influence of student-faculty interactions on the academic achievement of 836 Latina/o college students. Students' grades were regressed onto college and student variables, and a variety of student-faculty interactions. Results reveal that academically related and personal interactions with faculty, as well as the perceived quality of…