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Peer reviewedMaestas, Leo Carlos – Educational Research Quarterly, 1981
Cultural values must be identified and cultural orientations must be accurately reflected in school evaluations. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights shows that in five achievement areas--school holding power, reading achievement, grade repetition, overageness, and participation in extra-curricular activities--Mexican Americans performed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, High School Students
