Education Is the Gateway: Comparative Patterns of School Attendance and Literacy between Anglos and Tejanos in Three Texas Regions, 1850-1900.

Stewart, Kenneth L.; De Leon, Arnoldo

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Publication Date: 1985

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Education Is the Gateway: Comparative Patterns of School Attendance and Literacy between Anglos and Tejanos in Three Texas Regions, 1850-1900.

Stewart, Kenneth L.; De Leon, Arnoldo

Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, v16 n1-2 p177-95 1985

Examines patterns of school attendance, adult literacy, and occupational status among U.S.-born Mexican Americans, Mexican immigrants, and Anglos in south, central, and west Texas regions, 1850-1900. Concludes that education and literacy produced occupational advantages only for Anglos. (SV)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Anglo Americans, Attendance Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Education Work Relationship, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Level, Ethnic Studies, Mexican American History, Mexican Americans, Occupational Mobility, State History

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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