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Download full textCruz, Jose E. – 1992
This report presents the findings of a preliminary assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) programs, the welfare-to-work centerpiece of the Family Support Act, for moving Puerto Rican welfare recipients closer to self-sufficiency. Programs in Newark (New Jersey), New York City, and Philadelphia…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives, Employment Opportunities
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment. – 1986
The Samuel Gompers High School (Brooklyn, New York) Bilingual Mini-School program was assessed during the 1985-86 school year, its final year of a three-year funding cycle. This evaluation is divided into the following parts: (1) description of program, including organizational personnel; (2) student characteristics; (3) findings; (4) conclusions…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Experimental Programs, High Schools
Cochran, Effie Papatzikou; Schulman, Robert – 1984
New Directions for Bilingualism, at Morris High School (Bronx, New York) completed the first year of a three year cycle in June 1983. The program, which served 300 newly-arrived, foreign-born, low income students, had as its major goals the improvement of participants' English language proficiency, development of their native language (Spanish)…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
Collazo-Levy, Dora; Sica, Michael – 1984
Project "A Warm Welcome," in the last of a 3-year funding cycle, provided instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) and Spanish language skills, as well as bilingual instruction in mathematics, science and social studies, to 250 Hispanic students at Bushwick High School, Brooklyn, New York. The principal goals of the program were…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Business Education, Career Counseling
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1988
The New York City schools' syllabus for the first year of high school Spanish instruction outlines a communicative curriculum conforming to state standards of preparation for state language proficiency examinations. The syllabus begins with an introductory section that describes the objectives and approach used and provides suggestions for…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design
Velazquez, Clara; Schulman, Robert – 1984
Project Superemos, in its final year of a two-year funding cycle, provided instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL) and native language skills, as well as bilingual instruction in mathematics, science, and social studies, to approximately 125 Spanish speaking students of limited English proficiency (LEP) in grades 9 and 10. The project's…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
PDF pending restorationSoles, Stanley – 1975
This evaluation report is a description of the Brandeis High School Bilingual Program in its third year of operation. The program was funded under the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title VII. Four hundred eighty-five students who were in need of remedial work in English and/or speech were enrolled in the program. The main language in the home…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Algebra, Average Daily Attendance, Bilingual Education
City Univ. of New York, NY. Centro de Estudios Puertorriguenos. – 1980
Research in a Puerto Rican community in New York City was undertaken to explore the language climate in that community, which included the linguistic forms in use, their distribution and functions in daily life, community members' attitudes toward language, and the way in which language phenomena are influenced by various social factors. An…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, English, Hispanic Americans
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1980
This is an evaluation of a Title VII bilingual program that was conducted at Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn, New York, in 1979-1980 to serve Spanish speaking students. The goal of the program was to facilitate their transition to mainstream classes. The evaluation provides a demographic context, information on student characteristics,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Neidich, Robert – 1980
Project SELL (Spanish/English Language Learning) served 344 limited English speaking (LEP) and 40 non-limited English speaking (non-LEP) students from intermediate and junior high schools in Queens, New York. Non-LEP students acted as role models for LEP students to assist in the improvement of English language skills while LEP students acted as…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Heterogeneous Grouping, Intermediate Grades
RAISNER, ARNOLD; AND OTHERS – 1967
A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS OF A LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM USING SPANISH AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION WITH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING BACKGROUND. THE PROGRAM'S EXPERIMENTAL VARIABLE CONSISTED OF BILINGUAL SCIENCE INSTRUCTION AND AN ACCELERATED COURSE IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. THE 994…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Curriculum Evaluation, Junior High School Students, Parent Student Relationship
Community School District 24, Queens, NY. – 1980
This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980. Bilingual education was offered to Spanish, Greek, and Italian speaking students. The evaluation describes the features of the program and its goals for both English and Non English speaking students, and briefly outlines…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Mobicentrics Inc., Bronx, NY. – 1973
This program, funded under Title VII of the Elementary Secondary Education Act of 1965, was designed to provide an open learning environment in which students could learn to function in both English and Spanish. The classrooms were large and for the most part contained several grades which were divided into separate classes by means of dividers.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedEpstein, Jennifer A.; And Others – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1996
Survey of sixth and seventh graders in 47 schools revealed that adolescents who spoke Spanish with their parents were less likely to have had an alcoholic drink relative to adolescents who spoke English and Spanish with their parents. Differences also were found based on language use with friends, country of origin, and sex. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drinking, Grade 6, Grade 7
Cruz, Jose E. – 1991
An assessment of welfare-related experiences and perspectives of Puerto Rican Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients in New York City (New York), Newark (New Jersey), and Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) was conducted. Data were developed through 8 self-contained focus groups involving 63 participants. An additional focus group was…
Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Economically Disadvantaged, Family Problems, Family Programs
