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Guglani, Laura – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Spanish is being lost at an alarming rate in the United States, for most immigrant families within two to three generations of arrival. Previous research indicates that the third generation of Hispanic immigrants typically becomes English monolingual (Veltman 2000; Appel & Muysken 1987; Fishman 1978). This investigation examines the role…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Bilingual Education, Child Language, Immigrants
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Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed.; Avoseh, Mejai, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2016
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Undergraduate Students
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Gelfand, Donald E. – Gerontologist, 1989
Examined intergenerational relationships and roles of older Salvadoran late-life immigrants to the United States. Found many similarities between these parents' roles in El Salvador and in United States, but fewer were employed and more had assumed childcare responsibilities. Children had strong sense of filial obligation; parents asked for little…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Cultural Differences, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants
ASPIRA Association, Inc., Washington, DC. National Office. – 1992
This publication offers an overview of the health of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Topics covered include the following: (1) Hispanic representation in health fields; (2) access to health care; (3) maternal and child health; (4) substance abuse; (5) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Hispanics; (6) Hispanic elderly; (7) migrant…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Children, Death