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Oakland, Thomas D.; Ramos-Cancel, Maria L. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1985
Reviews the literature on educational research and development on Spanish-speaking Latin American children and the contributions of psychology to these two activities. Contends that many practices that influence this research were developed in Western Europe and Latin America and do not adequately consider cultural and social differences in pupil…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Research, Latin Americans, Literature Reviews
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Newcomb, Michael D.; Locke, Thomas F.; Goodyear, Rodney K. – Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 2003
This study determined how adverse childhood experiences influenced risky sexual behavior in a community sample of Latina adolescents in Los Angeles. Psychosocial, sociocultural, and environmental mediators of the relations between childhood experiences and risky sexual behavior were tested. Childhood maltreatment was associated with risky sexual…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Children, Cultural Influences, Drug Use
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Henning-Stout, Mary – School Psychology Review, 1996
Literature review provides social and cultural information needed by school psychologists serving Latino and Mexican migrant farmworking children and families, examples of school-based programs, and implications for public policy and practice. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Children, Family Problems, Farm Labor, Latin Americans
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Fontes, Lisa Aronson – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2002
This article examines common areas of misunderstanding between professionals and low-income Latino families concerning issues of physical abuse. It argues that low-income immigrant children deserve the same protection from harsh physical punishment as all other children. (Contains 57 references.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness