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Johnson, Eric J. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2011
This discussion emphasizes the importance of collaborative learning methods to compensate for the legal restrictions placed on school districts by Arizona's anti-bilingual education law, Proposition 203. Grounded in Vygotsky's sociocultural theory of learning, peerlingual education is described as an invaluable resource based on the linguistic…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Classroom Communication, Bilingual Education, Cooperative Learning
Acrey, Bill P. – 1982
This textbook for high school, college, or adult readers covers major areas of Navajo history from prehistoric times to 1846 from the Navajo point of view. A brief description of pre-Navajo cultures including the Hohokam, Mogollon, and Anasazi precedes the more detailed history of the arrival of the Navajo and contact with the Pueblo peoples.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Studies, Cultural Awareness
Sims-Giddens, Susan – 2002
A study compared graduation and licensure examination pass rates of Mexican American nursing students who spoke English as a second language and students who spoke English as a first language. Mexican American students were surveyed or interviewed concerning the effect on graduation and licensure examination pass rates of English as a second…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Family Influence