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Download full textKuvlesky, William P.; Dameron, Jane – 1970
The hypotheses to be tested by this study were (1) that Negro youth are more positively oriented toward participation in military service than white youth and (2) that lower class youth with high aspirations are more positively oriented toward military service than other youth. Respondents were male high school sophomores from 3 schools located in…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Aspiration, Attitudes, Blacks
Kuvlesky, William P.; Dietrich, Katheryn Thomas – 1972
Identical instruments and procedures were used to collect data on military orientations from 98 Black boys who attended predominantly Black high schools in nonmetropolitan East Texas and 111 Blacks attending an all-Black high school in Houston, Texas, during the spring, 1966. The hypotheses tested were (1) that nonmetropolitan Black boys have more…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Aspiration, Attitudes, Blacks
de Avila, Edward A.; Havassy, Barbara – 1974
Approximately 1,225 Mexican American and Anglo American children in grades 1-6 (ages 6-14) from California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas were tested using school achievement and IQ standardized tests and four Piagetian-derived measures (Cartoon Conservation Scales, Water Level Task, Figural Intersection Test, and Serial Task). The field study's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Tests
Felice, Lawrence G. – 1973
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative importance of school socioeconomic and racial-ethnic context for Mexican American student achievement and dropout behavior. Data reported in this paper were obtained from the first part of a larger 3-year panel study evaluating the effects of court-ordered busing on majority and minority…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Anglo Americans, Black Youth
Juarez, Rumaldo Z.; Kuvlesky, William P. – 1968
A study of the educational status orientations of tenth grade Mexican-American and Anglo boys in economically depressed areas of Texas found that the 2 groups had similarly high educational goals. Detailed analysis of data revealed that Anglo boys had a tendency to express more frequently high educational goals as compared to their…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Aspiration, College Entrance Examinations, Comparative Analysis
Juarez, Rumaldo Z.; And Others – 1984
Elderly Hispanic and non-Hispanic rural and urban noninstitutionalized residents of three Texas counties (Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy) which border Mexico showed significant differences in educational attainment, income, occupation, and family support. Face-to-face interviews were conducted by mostly bilingual elderly volunteers. Age…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Foley, Douglas E.; And Others – 1977
Focusing on how "North Town" Anglos and Mexicanos have related to each other and have dealt with the proplems of economic inequality and racial discrimination, the study characterized the ethnic relations into three major historical periods: the "Rancho" Era (1900-30), the "Colonia" Era (1930-60), and the Contemporary…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Attitude Change, Community Study, Cultural Background
