The purpose of the present research was to examine how five self-identified Cuban-American social studies teachers in Miami, a city where they are considered the dominant culture, described their ethnic and cultural identity, expressed educational beliefs on teaching and learning, promoted culturally inclusive pedagogy, and approached the official…

The rooster is an important symbol in Cuban culture. It represents strength and power. It is considered a compliment for a male to be called a rooster. Jesus Rivera, a folk artist, who is best known for using Cuban symbolism in his ceramics and illustrations, visited the class described in this article. Senor Rivera described the culture of Cuba…

This manual, prepared for sponsors of Cuban refugees, describes the background of the newest refugees by explaining their history, culture, ethnic diversity, reliqion, customs, and the current Cuban social, political, and economic climate. (Author/MR)

This guide provides the teacher of multi-ethnic students with information and teaching resources on Cubans in order to enhance the multicultural awareness of the total school population. The guide was designed for use in the Detroit, Michigan public schools. An historical overview of Cuba from pre-Columbian times to the present outlines Cuba's…

This study of the adjustment and acculturation of Cuban refugees living in West New York, New Jersey investigates the hypotheses that: (1) The formation of a tightly knit community aids in the adjustment of first generation Cubans, although in the short run it may retard their acculturation, and (2) Adjustment and acculturation are easier for…

Songs and poems with origins in Hispanic-American cultures are presented for the classroom use of Spanish teachers. Some information about the selections, their characteristics and idiosyncracies, and their specific uses in instruction is provided. (MSE)

Based on the 1970 Census, this booklet describes the Spanish speaking population in the U. S. Numbering 9.6 million, Spanish speaking residents are usually of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Latin or South American descent. Short summaries are given for population growth and distribution, residence, education, family size, employment, and income.…

Describes three groups of potential library patrons - Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican-Americans. (JB)

This paper investigates the value system of Cuban students living in the United States, how those systems interface with the school and the home, and how they influence their personalities, behaviors, and family relationships. Eighth-grade students attending a predominantly Spanish private bilingual school were administered a questionnaire, and…

Comprised of various groups, the Hispanic Americans constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in the United States. The largest Hispanic American groups living in the United States are Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, South and Central Americans. Of these, the Mexican Americans constitute the largest and oldest group. Puerto…

The author briefly examines how educational reform attempts in Cuba since 1959 have taken place and how they have been related to social, economic, and political change efforts in the society at large. The Cuban educational system makes a significant contrast against the failure which characterizes the other Latin American educational systems.…

Communities around the world is the theme of unit 10 of a bilingual social science strand for grade three. Inquiry strategies in both cognitive and affective domains serve as instruments to reach objectives of learning and assessment activities in kits 37-40. Each kit focuses on one of the spiraling questions of who the individual is, what his…

In this elective quinmester course clustering around behavioral studies, Junior high students study Cuban heritage; Cuban events leading up to the migration to the U.S.; and Cuban-American population as it now exists in the U.S., including refugee problems, contributions, and the future. The focus is upon helping teachers and students understand…

Changes in the demographic-socioeconomic characteristics of Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Central and South Americans, and Hispanos were examined using primarily 1970 census data. The study briefly reviewed the history of these groups--when they first came to the U.S., the types of immigrants, etc.; noted their geographic distribution…

Since the birth of school integration efforts in America, the mixing of children of different races and ethnicities has gone through segregation, desegregation, and resegregation. Just as the popular misbelief was that Black Americans were segregated in the South where they numerically concentrated and rarely in the North, so too the stereotypic…