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The Impact of Summer Programs on the English Language Scores of Migrant Children
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Schmitt, Ann M.; Horner, Sherri L.; Lavery, Matthew R. – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2020
Children of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers (MSFWs) in the United States face educational challenges from language barriers and disjointed schooling due to migration and other factors. This quasi-experimental pretest/posttest study investigated whether summer Migrant Education Programs (MEP) could help prevent summer learning loss in English…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Migrant Children, English (Second Language)
Lay Outreach Workers and the Ohio Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Health Education Needs Assessment.
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Alvarez, Olga L. – 1994
The Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Project sought to determine the health education needs of this indigent population in Ohio using the help of lay outreach workers. A bilingual needs assessment survey was developed containing questions on demographics, place of permanent residence, points of travel after working in Ohio, and type of work and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Health Education, Health Needs, Health Promotion
Study of the Applicability of Part 398 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to the Interstate Transportation of Migrant Farmworkers.
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Reyes (J.A.) Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1978
Major components of a study conducted in 1977 and 1978 were: (1) an examination of existing literature on migrant transportation; (2) collection of pertinent empirical data from federal, state, and migrant work camp records; and (3) vehicle counts and observation at 32 selected locations in 11 destination states in the western, midwestern, and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Farm Labor, Federal Regulation
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Areas. Methodology for Designating High Impact.
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HCR, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report describes a method to estimate the number of migrant and seasonal farmworkers present in a prescribed area during crop harvest, and to pinpoint areas of high need for health and social services. The collection of health clinic and federal program data on migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Florida, northwestern Ohio, and Maryland's…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Employment Patterns, Employment Projections, Farm Labor
Migrant Programs in Wisconsin and Ohio.
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Vega, Jaime I., Ed.; And Others – 1974
Compiled for use by agencies working with migrant and seasonal farmworkers, this directory lists programs and services available to these farmworkers during their stay in Ohio and Wisconsin. Data were obtained from Federal, State, and local agencies in each State. Special emphasis was placed on information and data current as of summer 1973.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Directories, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Survey of Midwestern Farmworkers (1983). Project Summary.
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Barger, Ken; Reza, Ernesto – 1984
In 1983, personal interviews with 38 adult, Mexican American, migrant farmworker, male heads of households working tomato crops in Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan revealed living and working conditions and views and involvement regarding labor rights and the farmworker movement among the estimated 65,000 Midwestern migrant farmworkers. Interview data…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Demography, Farm Labor, Labor Conditions