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Christian E. Zúñiga; Alcione N. Ostorga; Kip A. Hinton – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
As teacher educators on the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, our goal is to (re)conceptualize a pedagogical approach for bilingual teacher development informed by teacher education research in the borderlands and anchored in the myriad of historical, sociopolitical, cultural, and linguistic realities of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands -- a border pedagogy.…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Educational Policy, Culturally Relevant Education, Preservice Teacher Education
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Preuss, Michael; Sosa, Eric; Rodin, Jason; Ramos, Jorje; Dorsett, Christine; Burleson, Chenoa – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2020
A sense that there are a limited number of role models at colleges and universities for Hispanic and other minority students has been a concern of researchers in higher education for a number of years but little is actually known about who Hispanic students consider a role model. Similarly, researchers have investigated the impact of mentoring…
Descriptors: Role Models, Mentors, Preferences, Hispanic American Students
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Preuss, Michael D.; Sosa, Eric M.; Rodin, Jason C.; Dorsett, Christine R.; Ramos, Jorje D.; Burleson, Chenoa R. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2020
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) educate nearly two-thirds of the Hispanic/Latinx students who attend college. Yet little is known about the student populations they serve. Findings from two NSF-funded surveys completed with students at 14 HSIs in Texas and New Mexico in 2018 and four HSIs in TX in 2019 are presented. The combined sample was…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, Student Characteristics
Tabaku, Lisa; Carbuccia-Abbott, Maryan; Saavedra, Elena – Midwest Comprehensive Center, 2018
This report reflects available information about the native language standardized assessments in use by the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The report reflects the growing interest and commitment of policy makers, state education agencies (SEAs), and the public to provide English learners (ELs) equitable access to…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Native Language, English Language Learners, Testing Accommodations
Halverson, Erica; Martin, Caitlin; Bryant, Jalessa; Norman, Katherine; Probst, Caleb; Richards, Stephanie; Saplan, Kailea; Stoiber, Andy; Tunstall, Jonathan – Wisconsin Center for Education Research, 2023
A wealth of literature shows positive outcomes and experiences from arts learning, yet youth access to arts education has become significantly more inequitable over the past 30 years. Alongside the growing discourse around arts learning and equity issues, there is a recognized and persistent need for more research. We conducted a critical,…
Descriptors: Art Education, After School Programs, Access to Education, Equal Education
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Hudgens Henderson, Mary; Wilson, Damián Vergara; Woods, Michael R. – Hispania, 2020
This study investigates correlations of course level, gender, and ethnic identity labels with attitudinal dimensions toward Spanish by Spanish as a Heritage Language Learners in New Mexico. Participants in first-semester (n = 327) and fourth-semester (n = 174) Spanish as a Heritage Language courses rated twelve items designed to index language…
Descriptors: Spanish, Heritage Education, Self Concept, Hispanic American Students
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Preuss, Michael D.; Sosa, Eric M.; Rodin, Jason C.; Dorsett, Christine R.; Ramos, Jorje D.; Burleson, Chenoa R. – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2021
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) educate nearly two-thirds of the Hispanic/Latinx students who attend college. Yet little is known about the student populations they serve. Findings from two NSF-funded surveys completed with students at 14 HSIs in Texas and New Mexico in 2018 and four HSIs in TX in 2019 are presented. The combined sample was…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions, College Students, Student Characteristics
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Gándara, Patricia – ETS Research Report Series, 2015
Although it is commonly thought that people who are bilingual have an advantage in the labor market, studies on this topic have not borne out this perception.The literature, in fact, has found an earnings penalty is associated with bilingualism--people who are bilingual often make less than people who are monolingual in similar jobs. This report…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Bilingualism, Immigrants, Hispanic Americans
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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
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The study examined how the English reading performance of predominantly Spanish-speaking students in transitional bilingual education compared with the performance of predominantly Spanish-speaking students in structured English immersion. The study analyzed data on three cohorts of students in six schools in Los Angeles; Denver; Albuquerque; St.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs, Reading Achievement
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
Arora, Shirley L. – Aztlan--International Journal of Chicano Studies Research, 1982
The 19-item bibliography surveys the compilations of Mexican-American proverbs published to date and describes each entry (categorized by region--California, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico) in terms of type and quantity of material included, presence or absence of interpretive comments or translations, sources, organization, and accuracy of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Correlation, English, Mexican Americans
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
Camphire, Geoff; Choate, Connie; Wren, Sebastian; Reed, Deborah; Neuman, Mary; Sanjiv, Rao; Slack, Jill; Porter, Pamela – Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL), 2005
This issue of "SEDL Letter" discusses a variety of subjects, including how to improve instruction for adolescent readers and struggling readers, using literacy coaching as an approach for ongoing professional development, and how to motivate students to read. Also, a visit to Bernalillo, New Mexico, is described to acknowledge how…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Reading Motivation, Literacy, Motivation Techniques
Watkins, Beverly T. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1994
Faculty at 11 higher education institutions in California, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico have been experimenting with computer conferencing on the BESTNET (Bilingual English-Spanish Telecommunications Network). The growing system is credited with creating an international student-faculty community that crosses cultural barriers for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Computer Networks, Educational Improvement
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