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Olmedo, Irma M. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2009
This article examines the efforts of a school in a Mexican community in Chicago to help children and parents capitalize on the language and culture of their 2 worlds. It builds on the concepts of border crossings and hybridity, metaphors used to describe the sociocultural and linguistic reality of people living transnationally. Some US communities…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Mexican Americans, Urban Areas, Cultural Influences
Bernal, Joe J. – Todays Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Mexican Americans
Southwest Council of Foreign Language Teachers. – 1965
A SERIES OF REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR THE 1965 CONFERENCE DEFINE THE VARIOUS SOCIOCULTURAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, LINGUISTIC, AND PEDAGOGICAL BARRIERS TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SPANISH-SPEAKING CHILDREN IN THE SOUTHWEST AND RECOMMEND IMPROVEMENTS TO BREAK DOWN THESE BARRIERS. INDIVIDUAL REPORTS DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS OF PRESERVING ETHNIC IDENTITY,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism
Ballesteros, Octavio A. – 1979
Issues related to bilingual bicultural education of Mexican American students are discussed in this collection of 26 articles contributed by 12 authors. The anthology focuses on the Mexican American in the Southwest and is intended primarily, though not exclusively, for the reader who is unfamiliar with the Spanish language and culture. Selections…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers