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Fowkes, Virginia Kliner; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1990
Interviews with 116 Texas health science center administrators and faculty, community leaders, and state officials investigated barriers to development of area health education centers for training health professionals. School and community respondents agreed on the need for more cooperative planning and training for future activities with border…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Allied Health Occupations Education, Cultural Differences
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Gersten, Russell; And Others – Equity and Excellence, 1988
Despite claims that structured immersion programs for language minority students cannot work for low-income students, two immersion projects with low-income Hispanic and Asian children worked; their effects appeared to endure even after students entered the mainstream. (BJV)
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development
Hwang, Sean-Shong; And Others – 1983
A longitudinal study of racial/ethnic residential segregation in 27 central Texas cities used data from the 1970 and 1980 censuses to investigate effects of 3 socioeconomic indicators (education, income, occupation) and other variables (age of city, city growth rate, percent of Black and Spanish population) on changes in Black-White,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Community Change, Comparative Analysis
Rivera, Manuel G. – 1986
The issue of recruitment of community college minority students who are underrepresented in higher education (Hispanics and Blacks) is complex and needs various programs which are unique and fit within the framework of the institution. Historical elements in Texas make it difficult to implement recruitment efforts. Recent statistics illustrate the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Articulation (Education), Black Students
Ortiz, Alba A.; Wilkinson, Cheryl Y. – 1987
The document reports detailed results of an analysis of special education services provided in three urban school districts in Texas to 24 limited English proficient (LEP) Hispanic students and 28 English proficient Hispanic students (grades 2 through 5) who were classified as communication disordered. The focus of the study was on data collected…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Communication Disorders, Communicative Competence (Languages), Diagnostic Tests
Harcleroad, Fred F.; And Others – 1981
Dedicated to the memory of Raymond E. Schultz, the essays in this monograph discuss the role of the community college in serving minority students. An introductory essay by Fred F. Harcleroad summarizes Schultz's contributions to community college education. John E. Roueche then discusses the provision of equal educational opportunity to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Conventional Instruction
Jones, Earl, Ed. – 1968
The appearance of this collection of readings partially fulfills one of Programa de Educacion Interamericana's objectives described in SO 001 424: that of helping our students become better acquainted with the literature of Latin America. This volume was not prepared for just literature or Spanish classes; the introductions and the works cover a…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Education
Montecel, Maria Robledo, Ed.; Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – IDRA Newsletter, 2000
The 10 issues of IDRA Newsletter published in 2000 focus on education in Texas and on national and statewide educational issues concerning minority, low-income, or bilingual students. Feature articles include: "Musical Chairs and Unkept Promises" (reforming education to keep all students "in the game"); "The ENLACE…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Community Involvement
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Saucedo, Leticia M. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2000
Reviews legal claims made by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund on behalf of plaintiffs challenging the Texas graduation requirement that students pass the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Discusses the requirement as a violation of minority students' equal protection and due process rights. Analyzes court actions and the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Discrimination
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Cordell, Barbara – Community College Journal, 2004
Educators in the United States generally agree that cultural education is increasingly important because of the expanding ethnic diversity in America. According to the Cable News Network (CNN), with the predicted doubling of the population in the U.S. over the next century, there will be a demographic shift as well. Whites will comprise 53 percent…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Travel, Pacific Islanders
Boone, Mike – 1994
This paper explores the relationship between community stability and school conflict in a small rural Texas school district. Data included school district records; newspaper archives; and interviews with school district officials, community members, and officials of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). Texas County (a pseudonym)…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Community Attitudes, Community Change, Community Problems
Larner, Mary – 1990
This paper discusses home visiting programs for low income parents and infants and describes five such programs known collectively as the Child Survival/Fair Start (CS/FS) projects, funded by the Ford Foundation. It describes a conceptual model which links risk factors and intervention activities to effects on mothers and children and explains how…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Child Welfare, Counseling Services
Coker, Dolores Muga – 1984
Hispanic women still face educational and employment handicaps rooted in racial and sex-related discrimination. Because Hispanic women are the product of two cultures (the traditional Mexican American culture inside the home and the dominant American culture outside the home), they sometimes face a struggle. Although research indicates that…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Culture Conflict, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas Migrant Council, Inc., Laredo. – 1979
Prepared as a tool for those who work with Mexican American migrants, this manual is based upon documents and verbal narrations provided by persons involved in the Texas Migrant Council's Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Project (caseworkers and employers of migrants in Texas and in northern "user" states, Mexican American migrants,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Cultural Influences, Demonstration Programs
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1979
Findings in this report provide information about the strengths and weaknesses of Texas fifth and eleventh graders in economics education. The purpose of statewide assessment in Texas is reflected in the commitment of the State Board of Education to improve instruction. The measurement instrument (criterion-referenced tests emphasizing consumer…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Criterion Referenced Tests, Curriculum Evaluation
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