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Pennock-Roman, Maria; And Others – 1989
A collaborative effort by the College Board, Educational Testing Service, and Hispanic Higher Education Coalition resulted in a test-familiarization pilot kit--"Preparing for PSAT/NMSQT for Hispanic High School Students." The kit contains practice tests for the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Disadvantaged Youth, High School Students, Hispanic American Students
Download full textLindholm-Leary, Kathryn J.; Borsato, Graciela – 2001
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence that participation in a two-way bilingual elementary program has had on former program participants' language and achievement outcomes; current schooling path and college plans; and attitudes toward school, self, and others. Study participants were current high school students who were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, High School Students, Hispanic Americans
Mitchell, Carrie Lynn – Online Submission, 2007
This study examines the impact of 2 professional learning community (PLC) classroom practices on the English Language Arts achievement of California's most at-risk subgroups between selected higher- and lower-performing elementary schools in a southern California school district. The conclusions from this study agree with the body of research,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Language Arts, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
Schneider, E. Joseph – 1989
This report presents findings of a survey administered to 176 superintendents of small school districts in California. The purpose of the survey was to identify problems perceived by superintendents and to assess the extent to which districts have difficulties in providing effective instruction to limited English proficient (LEP) students.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans
Hill, Robert B.; Nixon, Regina – 1984
The persistent high level of unemployment among young people has become an issue of national concern. This study examines nationwide attitudes, practices, and policies of private employers toward hiring youth. A survey was conducted in 1981-82 among a random cross-sample of 535 private employers taken from the Equal Employment Opportunity…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. – 1994
The Adult Learning Source Homeless Program of the Colorado Department of Education conducted an educational needs assessment of single homeless men in the Denver metropolitan area. A questionnaire was developed with the input of social services workers and administered to 74 homeless men in the summer of 1993. Forty-one percent were White, 24…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Blacks, Educational Attainment, Educational Background
Lin, Thung-Rung; Doyle, Teresa – 1991
The potential usefulness of self-assessment of low-level aptitudes, such as basic or elementary reading, writing, and calculating, was explored in a test validation context, following the model of B. Davey (1980, 1990). Self-assessments were sought to provide criterion-related or construct validities that might otherwise be unobtainable for some…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Blacks, Females
Spanish Education Development Center, Washington, DC. – 1989
An English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) curriculum is presented that was developed and implemented by the Spanish Education Development (SED) Center in Washington, D.C. SED's ESL program, which offers beginning and intermediate instruction during the day and evening, expands from a traditional survival skills base by incorporating a problem solving…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Organizations, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design
Fitzgerald, Patrick – 1991
The study examined the claims that social support from family and friends are not the same in their effects on young adolescents; and that the relationship between social support from family and friends is not the same for African-American and Latino students. A sample of 792 students from the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of 18 Chicago…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Studies, Family Influence
Latin American Research and Service Agency, Denver, CO. – 1989
This document comprises a report on the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) of Hispanic Americans residing in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. A total of 2,400 people (600 per state) were interviewed by telephone between December 1988 and January 1989. The following sample characteristics are…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitudes, Federal Programs, Health
Pike, Daniel W.; And Others – 1987
This report covers the activities of 1985 high school graduates of the Los Angeles Unified School District one year after graduating. The questionnaires, administered via the mail, surveyed graduates concerning their educational pursuits, employment endeavors, and opinions regarding their educational experience. Approximately 33% of the 9,299…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Computer Science, Educational Assessment, Educational Attitudes
Morse, Kathy; Kaemper, Jack – 1987
In 1985-86, the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Public Schools, through Chapter 1 funding, entered the final year of a 3-year pilot of Early Learning Programs (ELPs) at four sites in the district: (1) Lavaland; (2) Longfellow; (3) Tomasita; and (4) Alamosa. Four- and five-year-old children (N=272) participated in the pilot program. Seventy-five percent…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Assessment, Followup Studies, Hispanic Americans
Clewell, Beatriz Chu; Joy, Myra Ficklen – 1988
In 1984, a study was conducted to assess the degree to which the goals of the National Hispanic Scholar Awards Program were being met. The purposes of the study were to: (1) describe the pool of applicants in 1983-84, the program's first year, and compare Hispanic Scholars (winners) with Hispanic Honorable Mentions (awardees) and Semifinalists who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, College Freshmen, Educational Attainment
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Childers, Robert D. – 1999
"Family Connections 1" consists of 30 four-page issues for families of children aged 3-5 years. Each issue begins with a front-page message to families on such topics as parents as first teachers or how children learn through play. Issues also feature activities for families to do together and selections to read aloud to children. A…
Descriptors: Cultural Relevance, Hispanic Americans, Instructional Material Evaluation, Parent Attitudes
Carey, Nancy; Farris, Elizabeth – 1996
A survey was conducted to determine by what methods schools classify students' race and ethnicity, the categories they use, and how they report the information to the federal government. The survey was conducted through the Fast Response Survey System, a system designed for small amounts of data and rapid surveys. Brief questionnaires were sent to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Classification
