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Download full textGoodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2021
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Culturally Sustaining Schools." Contents include: (1) Texas HB 3979 Will Hurt…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Equal Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Minority Group Students
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2018
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. This issue is a commemorative issue. Contents include: (1) A Tribute to Dr. María "Cuca" Robledo Montecel:…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Cultural Differences, Equal Education, Mexican Americans
Gonzalez, Josue M. – Agenda, 1981
This report answers questions commonly asked about bilingual education in the United States, by persons who may be puzzled and wish to have more information. The questions addressed are: (1) What exactly is bilingual education and why is it so important to Hispanics? (2) Other immigrant groups of the past did not need bilingual education. Why is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
Peer reviewedGilliam, Brenda; Gerla, Jacqueline Parten; Wright, Gary – Reading Improvement, 2004
Since relevant research indicates that immersion in a literate environment is critical to academic success, the authors of this study designed a program, Project ROAR (Reach Out and Read), in cooperation with a predominately Hispanic elementary school. Project ROAR was planned to help interested parents of kindergarten children learn in-home…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy, Academic Achievement, Reading Instruction
North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill. Frank Porter Graham Center. – 1989
This bibliography was compiled to facilitate networking and collaboration among parents and professionals at state and local levels in working with young children with disabilities from culturally diverse populations. Printed and audiovisual materials as well as selected organizations are listed and described in brief. Listings are divided into a…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
Twilling, Linda; And Others – Perspectives for Teachers of the Hearing Impaired, 1988
A program that brings educators and Hispanic parents of deaf children into a cooperative relationship and enables families to meet and help each other is described. Suggestions on program planning, enlisting administrative and parental support, making regional connections, presenting workshops, and overcoming language and cultural barriers are…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Bornstein, Marc H., Ed. – 2002
Concerned with social contexts and culture as they apply to parenting, this volume, the fourth of five on parenting, deals specifically with socially defined groups of parents and social conditions that promote variations in parenting. The volume consists of the following 15 chapters: (1) "Ethnic and Minority Parenting" (Cynthia Garcia…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedBetz-Zall, Jonathan – MultiCultural Review, 1993
Discusses how to choose series biographies for children about women and people of color. Guidelines help balance standards for quality with collection demands and available resources. An annotated list reviews 17 different series containing 54 titles. Other sources of reviews are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies, Asian Americans, Biographies
Hawley, Willis D., Ed. – 1981
The 12 articles in this book cover most of the significant issues about which judges, policymakers, educators, and parents are concerned when they evaluate and debate the desirability of school desegregation. Part I addresses the legal context of desegregation policy with (1) "Brown in Perspective," by William L. Taylor. The effects of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Compliance (Legal), Desegregation Effects
Young, William C., Comp.; Hicks, Edward L., Comp. – 1989
Developed to assist parents and students in finding sources of postsecondary financial aid, this annotated listing provides a brief summary of the basic information about a selected list of financial aid sources designed primarily for minority groups and women, or available to all students. The listings provide names and addresses, background…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students
Robledo, Maria del Refugio – 1990
This handbook provides information about an innovative model, Partners for Valued Youth (PVY), that encourages "at-risk" students to stay in school and to set broader goals for themselves through a cross-age tutoring experience in which at-risk middle school students tutor younger, elementary school students. After a preface, the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Age Teaching, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Education
Holt, Grace D. – 1988
This guide for minority language parents whose primary language is Spanish presents parenting information to supplement a course in English as a Second Language. It focuses on topics parents must deal with in meeting the needs of their children. Vocabulary and practice drills are presented for activities in the following areas: (1) education and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Childhood Needs
Weinberg, Meyer – 1983
Research undertaken during the 1970s and early 1980s on the education of poor and minority children and young adults in higher education is evaluated in this book. First, an overview is provided of recent research on the development of education for the Mexican-American and Black communities and a framework is established for the education of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Black Students, Community Involvement
