Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
| Higher Education | 6 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
| Practitioners | 9 |
| Policymakers | 3 |
| Administrators | 1 |
Location
| California | 14 |
| Texas | 14 |
| Mexico | 7 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| United States | 4 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Hawaii | 1 |
| Idaho | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Coker, Dolores Muga – 1981
Definitions of "bilingualism" and "biculturalism" and a brief history of the development of the Bilingual Education Act are followed by a discussion of various factors that influence the educational outcomes and aspirations towards higher education of Mexican American students in the southwestern United States, particularly…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Biculturalism
Download full textLopez, Ronald W.; And Others – 1976
Compiled to provide a national picture of Chicanos in higher education, this report provides a profile of Chicanos in higher education, with emphasis on enrollment patterns. Based on census and Office of Civil Rights data, the data are mainly for 1970, although information for other years both before and after 1970 is also included. Information…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Students, Declining Enrollment, Dental Schools
Darder, Antonia, Ed.; And Others – 1997
Latinos are among the nation's most educationally disadvantaged and economically disenfranchised groups. Addressing this reality within the context of a rapidly changing economy and society, this book links educational practice and the structural dimensions that shape institutional life. Sections focus on the political economy of schooling,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, College Faculty, Educational Strategies
Jones, Earl – 1983
During 1982-83, the bilingual studies program at East Texas State University (ETSU) continued to improve at all levels, but especially at the undergraduate level in its attempt to produce highly qualified bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers and specialists. Funded by ETSU, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Texas…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Agency Cooperation, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers
Hernandez, Norma G.; Descamps, Jorge – 1986
A review of over 500 research studies identified 3 factors influencing the ability of Mexican American students to profit from the instruction currently available in United States colleges and universities: (1) a different language; (2) a different economic situation; and (3) a different response to social and personal interactions. Based on these…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Change Strategies, Cultural Influences
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
The House Committee on Education and Labor, with the participation of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, met to hear testimony and gather information in order to support congressional efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of Hispanic dropouts and adult illiteracy. Testimony was heard from Richard Fajardo of the Mexican American Legal Defense and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Citizenship Education, Dropout Prevention
Garcia, Nilda, Comp.; Ortega, Jaime, Comp. – 1980
Covering the Bi-regional Conference on the Education of Hispanics which was held February 14-16, 1980, in San Antonio, Texas, this text is a verbatim report of selected papers presented. Presentations in the post-secondary sessions deal with the Hispanic variable in higher education (five papers); program and professional development and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Selection, Bilingual Education, Desegregation Effects
Orozco, E. C. – 1996
This book overviews the process by which Mexican American children are socialized to the dominant Anglo American society and analyzes a 1973-76 study and 1983-86 follow-up of Mexican American college students regarding their knowledge of their own race and ethnicity and their attitudes toward the White race and culture. The chapters are: chapter…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescent Development, Bilingualism, Child Development
Benitez, Mario A.; Villarreal, Lupita G. – 1979
The scope of this taxonomically structured research bibliography covers 3,244 significant works published from 1896 to 1976 directly related to the legal, demographic, sociocultural, and linguistic determinants of Mexican American education. Books, monographs, journal articles, government documents, federal laws and court rulings, doctoral…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Achievement, Adult Education, Bilingual Education
Garcia, Eugene E., Ed.; And Others – 1984
One in a series on bilingual education, this book contains 15 chapters organized under the following subject headings: Chicano studies; Chicano history, social structure, and politics; literature and folklore; and education. Carlos Munoz, Jr., traces the history of Chicano studies and its impact on access to higher education. Albert Camarillo…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Context
Huebner, Thom, Ed.; Davis, Kathryn A., Ed. – 1999
This monograph includes a collection of papers that are an outgrowth of a colloquium on socio-political dimensions of language policy and language planning held at the 1997 American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Section 1, "Language Policy/Planning Frameworks," includes: (1) "Sociopolitical Perspectives on Language…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Deaf Interpreting, Diversity (Student), Educational Legislation
