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Singh, Sukhmani; Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
Immigrants are a fast-growing segment of the United States population. Presently, some 39.9 million immigrants call America home (Passel & Cohn, 2012; U.S. Census Bureau, 2011b). Today, immigrants come from all over the world, but most new Americans originate in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. It is because of the mass migration of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Demography, Immigrants, Immigration
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Tennison, Alan D. – Mathematics Teacher, 2007
This article examines the impact of using a problem-based curriculum in a heterogeneous classroom environment. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Problem Based Learning, Mathematics Curriculum, National Standards
Wood, Jackie; Poel, Elissa Wolfe – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
Since 2002, the New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NMSBVI) in Alamogordo, New Mexico, has worked to create a partnership with the "Centro de Capacitacion para Invidentes" in Durango, Mexico, and the "Instituto de Asesoria y Apoyo para Ciegor" in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The purpose of this association was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Recreational Programs, Visual Impairments, Partnerships in Education
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Rivera, Hector H.; Tharp, Roland G. – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
This study provides an empirical description of the dimensions of community values, beliefs, and opinions through a survey conducted in the Pueblo Indian community of Zuni in New Mexico. The sample was composed of 200 randomly chosen community members ranging from 21 to 103 years old. A principal component factor analysis was conducted, as well as…
Descriptors: Opinions, American Indians, Factor Analysis, Statistical Analysis