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Decolonizing the Classroom through Critical Consciousness: Navigating Solidarity "en La Lucha" for Mexican American Studies
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Espinoza-Gonzalez, Daniel; French, Kristen B.; Gallardo, Stephanie; Glemaker, Ethan; Noel, Saraswati; Marsura, Michelle; Mehary, Elaine; Saldaña-Spiegle, Nadia; Schimpf, Brendan; Thaw, Chelsea – Educational Forum, 2014
In this article, college students and faculty narrate their co-constructed journey across differences, through intersecting identities and intertwining paths in an effort to stand in solidarity with students, teachers, and community members resisting the removal of the Mexican-American Studies (MAS) program in the Tucson Unified School District in…
Descriptors: Reflection, Mexican Americans, Personal Narratives, Self Advocacy
The Explanation of Educational Change: Case Studies in the Edgewood School Plan.
Bernal, Helen H.; And Others – 1977
The major thrust of this study in the Edgewood Independent School District's Experimental Schools Program in San Antonio, Texas, was the utilization of a conceptual model to understand and predict the factors affecting change in the project. Three treatments in the instructional program were selected for study: best paced mathematics, cultural…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Not by the Book.
Zehr, Mary Ann – Education Week, 1998
Relates experiences with replacing textbooks with computer-based multimedia, citing middle-school use of multimedia software Science 2000 in Laredo, Texas. Advantages include interactivity, extensive databases, visual learning, data links, and student enthusiasm. Drawbacks include superficiality, lack of infrastructure support, teacher resistance,…
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Courseware
A Case Study of Parental Involvement in a Conversion from Transitional to Dual Language Instruction.
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Pena, Robert A. – Bilingual Research Journal, 1998
A case study examined interactions between elementary school staff and 18 Mexican American parents during the school's conversion to a dual language program. Although parents were included in program planning, parental satisfaction and involvement declined with time. Analysis suggests that parents were alienated as educators' ideals were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Education
A Point of View. Education of Mexican-American Children.
1970
Community involvement, administrator and teacher education, student self esteem, and cultural awareness are four priorities for Mexican American education at all levels--from early childhood programs through higher education opportunities. The community involvement necessary for effective education requires sincere two-way communication; the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
You Can't Have a Rainbow without a Tormenta: A Description of an IHE's Response to a Community Need for a Dual-Language School.
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Clark, Ellen R.; Flores, Belinda B.; Riojas-Cortez, Mari; Smith, Howard L. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2002
A local university worked with a Texas elementary school serving mostly Mexican Americans to implement a two-way bilingual program, provide inservice and graduate course work for faculty, provide parent training, connect with the community, and provide field experiences for undergraduate bilingual education teachers. Test scores and community…
Descriptors: Affiliated Schools, Bilingual Teachers, Case Studies, College School Cooperation
The Absence of Language Policy and Its Effects on the Education of Mexican Migrant Children.
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Brunn, Michael – Bilingual Research Journal, 1999
The absence of a language policy in a rural central Illinois school district with a rapidly growing population of migrant Spanish-speaking students seriously affected the academic achievement and social inclusion of newcomer students. A case study focuses on attitudes and reactions of three teacher groups: English-only teachers, "bridge…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Community Change, Educational Change
Experimental Schools Project, Edgewood Independent School District. Volume I: Final Summary Report.
Jones, Earl, Ed.; Davis, Peter B., Ed. – 1977
The Edgewood Independent School District (San Antonio, Texas), using a mini-system of one high school, one middle school, and four elementary schools, conducted an Experimental Schools Program from 1972-1977 to test a local decision making, long-term innovative program to effect substantial changes in the affective and cognitive characteristics of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development
Supplement to the Final Report on the Edgewood School Plan. Volume II.
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1977
Prepared to assist professional educators and researchers who want greater detail on certain aspects of the evaluation of the five-year Experimental Schools Program conducted by the Edgewood Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas, this supplement to the Final Report on the Edgewood School Plan is composed of abstracts that give the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills