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Benítez-Barrera, Carlos; Reiss, Lina; Majid, Marjan; Chau, Trisha; Wilson, Johanna; Rico, Erika Figueroa; Bunta, Ferenc; Raphael, Robert M.; de Diego-Lázaro, Beatriz – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2023
Purpose: Best practices recommend promoting the use of the home language and allowing caregivers to choose the language(s) that they want to use with their child who is deaf or hard of hearing (DHH). We examined whether Spanish-speaking caregivers of children who are DHH receive professional recommendations on oral bilingualism that follow best…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Bilingualism, Oral Language
Johannessen, B. Gloria Guzman; Thorsos, Nilsa; Dickinson, Gail – Education and Society, 2016
This study addresses public universities' policies and practices in the USA (United States of America) with a focus on public bilingual teacher preparation in Spanish-English programs (initial credential licensure and Masters of Education programs with, or without, endorsements). We questioned: "What do bilingual programs look like in public…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Teacher Education Programs, Program Implementation, Spanish
Yamagami, Mai – International Multilingual Research Journal, 2012
Using the frameworks of critical discourse analysis, representation theory, and legitimization theory, this study examines the political discourse of the campaign for Proposition 227 in California--particularly, the key social representations of languages, their speakers, and the main political actors in the campaign. The analysis examines the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Discourse Analysis, Educational Change, Court Litigation
Manuel, Herschel T. – 1965
Differences in cultures and economic status have historically divided the southwest, and the hostility and mistrust brought about by these differences still exist. It is the purpose of this book to present the problems of Spanish-speaking children, to point out basic relationships and trends, and to consider possible ways of meeting specific…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bilingualism, Church Programs, Cultural Differences
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1969
The United States Commission on Civil Rights held hearings in San Antonio, Texas from December 9 to 14, 1968 under the authority of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. The purpose of the hearing was to collect information regarding the civil rights problems of Mexican Americans in the five Southwestern States. Of concern were the issues of education,…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Equal Protection
Fania, Josie – 1993
To ascertain whether libraries are providing materials, services, and programs to their Spanish-speaking communities, a 26-item questionnaire was mailed to 37 public library directors in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Thirty-one completed questionnaires were returned, yielding a response rate of 81%. The majority of libraries were found…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Services, Library Surveys, Minority Groups
SIZEMORE, MAMIE; AND OTHERS – 1964
THIS DOCUMENT IS A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES WRITTEN BY MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO INDIAN EDUCATION WORKSHOP. THE ARTICLES ARE CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEMS OF SOCIAL, CULTURAL, MORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF BILINGUAL-BICULTURAL CHILDREN, AS A MEANINGFUL CURRICULUM IS DEVELOPED TO CORRELATE WITH THEIR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Students, Comprehension, Cultural Pluralism
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO. – 1969
The activities of the Four Corners Mental Retardation Project conducted by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education are described in this document. The purpose of the project was to enhance services for the mentally retarded in the Four Corners Area (Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah) focusing on the mentally retarded in the…
Descriptors: Activities, American Indians, Indigenous Personnel, Individual Needs

Tatalovich, Raymond – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1995
Voters in five states approved referenda making English their official language. The vote is used to assess racial, ethnic, economic, political, and cultural hypotheses. The racial and cultural hypotheses are not validated; the ethnic and class ones are partially supported; and the political hypothesis offers the most compelling explanation. (26…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Data Analysis, English, Ethnic Groups
LAMANNA, RICHARD A.; SAMORA, JULIAN – 1965
STATISTICAL DATA OF THE 1950 AND 1960 CENSUSES ENABLES TEXAS MEXICAN-AMERICANS TO BE COMPARED EDUCATIONALLY WITH OTHER GROUPS IN TEXAS, WITH MEXICAN AMERICANS IN OTHER STATES, AND WITH TEXAS MEXICAN AMERICANS OF AN EARLIER DATE. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY, ALL PERSONS OF SPANISH-SURNAME ARE CONSIDERED TO BE MEXICAN AMERICAN. THE PAPER IS…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attendance, Census Figures, Conferences
Heller, Celia S. – 1966
Studies of Mexican Americans, the third largest minority group, have resulted in an effort to understand them as well as to provide opportunity of exploring whether new trends have appeared among Mexican Americans. This fast-growing group has had a profound effect in settling the Southwest and has been the product of prejudice and discrimination…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Acculturation, Curriculum
Sosa, Alicia, Ed. – NABE News, 2001
This document contains the 2000-2001 issues of the "NABE News," a magazine about bilingual education. The theme of each issue is: (1) "Back to School: Anti-Bilingual Ballot Initiatives To Affect Thousands of LEP Students"; (2) "Serving Emerging Populations: School Districts Re-Tool To Respond to New Students' Needs";…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education