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Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1991
This report provides an overview of vocational training programs and activities for Limited English Proficient (LEP) adults in Texas, with particular emphasis on the Houston and Lubbock. State policy regarding LEP adults is discussed, as are the roles of state agencies in providing services to these individuals. Statistical information concerning…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Employment Patterns, Hispanic Americans
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX. – 1986
Volume 3, the third of eight publications developed by the Intercultural Development Research Association as part of the "Texas School Dropout Survey Project," describes a tracking study developed to measure the magnitude of the dropout problem in Texas. The tracking of 1,500 students who had withdrawn from schools in 10 districts is…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Cultural Differences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Gillespie, Francis P.; And Others – 1982
Data from death records of 1,906 Catholic parishes and other entities in 11 Texas dioceses during January to June 1980 were used to estimate sensitivity of Hispanic population data to various identifications of "Hispanic." Self-identification as Hispanic, as on the 1980 census, appeared unreliable; the Census Bureau was expected to…
Descriptors: Catholics, Census Figures, Church Workers, Data Collection
Wilkinson, Cheryl Y.; Ortiz, Alba A. – 1986
The study examined policies and practices related to the reevaluation of 36 limited English proficient (LEP) and 36 non-LEP Hispanic students in elementary learning disability (LD) programs in two Texas urban school districts and how these policies and practices impact continued special education eligibility. The following specific objectives were…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Eligibility, Handicap Identification
Velez, William Yslas; Fernandez, Celestino – 1978
The study documented the college and university hiring practices in California, Colorado, and Texas between 1970 and 1977 and documented the experiences of Chicano and Native American scientists with respect to employment. Data were gathered through mail surveys--31 (a 62% return rate) for the first part of the study and 82 (a 55% return rate) for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, College Faculty, Colleges
Poelzer, Harold; Zeng, Liang; Simonsson, Marie – 2000
In the early 1990s, Texas teacher certification requirements were changed to include a passing grade on each of a series of comprehensive examinations of subject and professional knowledge. This study identified variables that predict success on the secondary professional development component of these tests--the Examination for Certification of…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Higher Education, Hispanic American Students, Predictor Variables
McDowell, John H. – Aztlan--International Journal of Chicano Studies Research, 1982
Discusses verbal performances of East Austin (Texas) Chicano children; how their attitudes about language influence their choice of English-Spanish codes, the verbal code favored being Spanish-English code-switching; their ability to maintain code separation; and how their two major cultural heritages are fully exploited to create a resolutely…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Children, Code Switching (Language), English
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Schumm, Walter R.; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Compares perceptions of rural and urban Mexican American and Anglo families in 14 states on four aspects of family life satisfaction. Hispanics reported higher satisfaction in most areas, allowing for duration of residence in state, area of residence, education, income and family size. Includes 49 references. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Income
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Alanis, Iliana – Bilingual Research Journal, 2000
Among 56 Mexican American fifth-graders participating in two-way bilingual education for 3 years or more, standardized test scores of both English-dominant and Spanish-dominant participants equalled or surpassed those of nonparticipant peers. Participants developed high levels of English literacy skills, but Spanish literacy was not as well…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education, Grade 5
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Oliva, Maricela; Nora, Amaury – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2004
In this special issue, we have sought to explore the strategies, programming, interventions, and policy decisions that institutions and communities use collaboratively as they attempt to cope with this educational crisis. Some of those strategies involve working with nontraditional constituencies such as parents or involve nontraditional and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Early Intervention, Urban Schools, High School Students
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Staudt, Denise; Risku, Michael; Martinez, Elda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2008
The Science and Mathematics Alliance for Recruiting and Retaining Teachers (SMARRT) is a collaborative partnership pursuing aggressive strategies to recruit high quality minority teachers to teach in high-need schools in urban school districts. This partnership is dedicated to recruiting, preparing, and retaining high quality teachers with strong…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Chahin, Jaime – 1983
A survey was conducted in Brownsville, Texas, to identify the educational and occupational aspirations and expectations of Hispanic females and to determine whether these expectations and aspirations differed from those of the dominant culture. Survey instruments were distributed to all senior females (N=853) in local high schools, requesting…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Education, Expectation, Females
Latin American Research and Service Agency, Denver, CO. – 1989
This document comprises a report on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) of Hispanic Americans residing in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. A total of 2,400 people (600 per state) were interviewed by telephone between December 1988 and January 1989. The following sample characteristics are…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitudes, Federal Programs, Health
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Office of Policy Planning and Research. – 1999
A study examined enrollment patterns in the Texas public school system for four cohorts of students from 1993-94 to 1996-97. The 1996-97 cohort, for example, which began with students enrolled in the 9th grade for the first time in 1993-94, was followed for 4 years through expected graduation in 1996-97. The 1993-94 cohort included first-time 9th…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Black Education, Cohort Analysis
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Research and Evaluation. – 1998
This report looks at student retention in Texas over a 4-year period, beginning with the 1993-94 school year. Grade-level retention is typically defined as having a student repeat an unsuccessful grade or holding back a child not developmentally ready to enter school. The information is analyzed by grade, ethnicity, and gender, as well as other…
Descriptors: Blacks, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition
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