The study tried to identify assumptions and intentions that Anglo teachers, children, and parents, and Chicano children and parents hold of each other, their perceptions of each other, the extent to which these perceptions are realistic, and the implications of cultural differences and similarities in the education of Chicanos. The sample used for…

The norms and behaviors appropriate to the world of work which are learned in school are expressed in teacher behavior and the classroom setting. Teacher behavior and classroom organization were examined to determine how they expressed work norms and in what ways they conflicted with the Spanish American culture. Behavioral measures were developed…

Observational, exploratory and verbal learning, and verbal and imaginal processes of Pueblo Indian children were compared with those of non-Indian (Anglo and Chicano) children. Both Pueblo and non-Indian adults and children were observed, interviewed, and asked to carry out various tasks. The children attended either a Tanoan or a Keresan day…