A slightly modified Flanders interaction coding system was used to code teacher verbal behaviors with reference to the ethnicity of the student to whom each behavior was directed. A number of statistically significant, substantial and pedagogically important disparities in teacher behaviors were directed toward Mexican American and Anglo students.…

The effect of three model variables on student performance of syntactic and semantic language behaviors in the absence of direct or vicarious reinforcement was examined. Subjects were sixth-grade students of both sexes attending New Mexico Schools. Half of the subjects and models were Chicanos and half were Anglos. (BJG)

The results of a study which surveyed environmental attitudes and perceptions of residents of the San Antonio, Texas SMSA are presented and discussed. Respondents (N=1088) were selected on the basis of: (1) area stratification (urban, suburban, rural), (2) ethnicity (primarily Anglo and Mexican-American), and (3) economic and educational status…

As part of an effort to investigate the cultural characteristics of Cuban Americans and to develop culturally appropriate mental health treatment models for this population, a study of Cuban/Anglo American adolescent value differences was conducted. To study cultural variables, a Value Orientations Scale was developed based on the work of…

To examine the question of how and to what extent Mexican American and Anglo mothers differed in their assessments of desirable role behavior for the teachers of their children, a 27-item Likert-type scale was devised and used to interview 10 Mexican American and 10 Anglo mothers. The questionnaire, written in both Spanish and English, was…

The determination of whether or not the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a valid screening device to use with a culturally diverse populace was examined. The study was conducted at New Mexico State University (NMSU) using 2 sample groups. Sample A consisted of 560 Anglos and 101 Mexican Americans tested by the NMSU Counseling Center during a 2-year…

The possibilities of using film to influence the positive self-image of the American Indian child and of gaining new insights into the applicability of film materials developed for one ethnic group to children of other ethnic groups were explored. Data were collected on 104 6th grade students from 3 schools on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in…

The hypotheses to be tested by this study were (1) that Negro youth are more positively oriented toward participation in military service than white youth and (2) that lower class youth with high aspirations are more positively oriented toward military service than other youth. Respondents were male high school sophomores from 3 schools located in…

Comprised of 20 tables of data, this paper presents the statistical data on the historical changes in occupational status projections of Northeast Alabama youth in 1966 and 1972. The data pertain to: (1) frequency distributions of occupational orientations by race and sex; and (2) changes in occupational aspirations, expectations, anticipatory…

This study sought to answer two questions: Do teachers stereotype students of different ethnic and social class backgrounds when using actual classroom evaluative criteria? What are the relative effects of audio and visual cues in eliciting teachers' stereotypes? Stimulus materials portraying students from different ethnic and social class…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences in mobility attitudes existed between Anglo and Mexican American female high school students. The variables used to determine this were (1) socio-economic status, (2) world view, (3) homemaking-work orientation, and (4) level of occupational aspiration. The sample consisted of 339…

Attempting to find empirical evidence to support an hypothesis on the social stratification system in Robeson County, North Carolina, the study theorized that there exists a caste system in which the Lumbee Indians have a status between the dominant whites and subordinate Negro groups. The Lumbees and their relationship to these other groups were…

Purposes of this literature review on the Mexcian American child were to explore the self-concept; cultural marginality, emphasizing resulting conflict and other effects; the occurrence and effects of stereotyping; and the results of studies undertaken to measure self-concept. Findings included that (1) the manner in which a person is dealt with…

A study of educational attainment of adults (25 years old and over) in the United States (by ethnic origin) shows a wide range among the ethnic groups. The following is a breakdown of the main national lineage of the 106.3 million respondents: German, 12.8 million; English, 12.0 million; Irish, 8.6 million; Italian, 4.7 million; Polish, 2.8…