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Peer reviewedCarger, Chris Liska – Educational Leadership, 1997
By studying Mexican-American families, the author learned that Latinos have a comprehensive, inclusive conception of educating children. "Bien Educado" connotes a sense of being well-bred, mannerly, clean, respectful, responsible, loved, and loving. Parental involvement in preschool may increase Latino parents' confidence in actively…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Latin Americans
Peer reviewedUhlig, George E.; Vasquez, Alma G. – Education, 1981
Health education needs assessment of four heritage groups in Chicago (Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latin Americans) focused on estimating Chicago's Spanish-speaking population; identifying existing HEW-funded programs; prioritizing health, education, and social welfare needs; identifying cultural and geographic barriers to…
Descriptors: Cubans, Delivery Systems, Health Needs, Health Programs
Direct linkSands, Tovah; Plunkett, Scott W. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2005
The purpose of this article was to report factor structures, reliability, and validity of the Significant Other Academic Support Scale from two different Latino samples of Mexican and Central American origin youth. Self-report data were collected from 394 Mexican and 220 Central American youth from immigrant families living in Los Angeles.…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Mexican Americans, Family Relationship, Predictive Validity
Download full textGarfield, Joan B.; Romano, John L. – 1983
A 3-year followup evaluation of the Personalized Education Program (PEP) of the General College, University of Minnesota, is presented. The program, which is designed to improve the academic retention and achievement of underprepared, freshman minority students, has served 273 students since the fall 1979 quarter, including 86 American Indians, 72…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, American Indians, Blacks
