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Download full textFimmen, Carol; Witthuhn, Burton; Crump, Jeff; Brunn, Michael; Delaney-Barmann, Gloria; Riggins, Debi; Gutierrez, Maria; Schabilion, Dan; Watters, Britta – 1998
This paper examines the growth and characteristics of the Hispanic population in Illinois and presents a case study of how a rural Illinois community and its schools are adapting to an influx of mostly Mexican immigrants. The first section discusses Mexican immigration to Illinois during the 1900s and provides racial/ethnic data on population…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Change, Community Relations, Demography
Brunn, Michael – 2002
Changes in the social organization and context of education were studied in a rural Illinois school district experiencing a rapid influx of Hispanic students. The local meatpacking plant closed, then reopened under a new name and began an aggressive campaign to recruit immigrant and migrant workers who would work for lower wages. In the next 3…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Administrator Attitudes, Community Change, Community Relations
