Documents on the subject of Mexican American education which have been indexed and abstracted in "Research in Education" are cited in this bibliography. Publications dealing with research findings and developments in bilingual compensatory education for the Spanish-speaking are included. The majority of the 156 documents cited were published since…

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.…

The Texas farm labor pool is made up almost entirely of Mexican Americans; many of these are naturalized but the majority are native-born American citizens whose families and ethnic ties remain in and around the border. All of these field workers have, at some time, migrated to a job or in search of a job either interstate or within the boundaries…

Hearings on Mexican American education, held for 4 days in August of 1970 before the Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, are recorded in this publication. Witnesses before the committee included Mexican American educators from California and Texas. Presentations by these witnesses emphasized such areas as language and…

Differences exist in patterns of labor force participation of urban poor whites, blacks, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican Americans. Young unmarried blacks of both sexes, older Puerto Rican women, and Mexican American women in all age categories are less likely to participate in the labor force than are whites in the corresponding groups. Some of the…

This is the second volume of a study that evaluated rural migration patterns of Mexican Americans, Negroes, and Anglo-Americans who moved from the Southern States to urban areas. Six of the 14 chapters in the report are included in this volume, covering analysis of occupational distribution among white collar, blue collar and semiskilled,…

In order to increase understanding of the Mexican American rehabilitant and to analyze the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation services to them, this study was conducted in the central and southern sections of Arizona. Specific areas of study were (1) the general characteristics of Mexican American rehabilitants, (2) specific attitudes of…

This book examines oral and written communicative practices of a binational network of Mexican immigrants in Chicago and their relatives and friends remaining in three rural Mexican towns. The book's primary goals are to demonstrate the richness of the linguistic and cultural resources available to adult Mexicanos and to provide a basis for…

Discusses current constraints on Chicano Studies programs: limited Chicano enrollment, poor retention and graduation rates, scarce Chicano faculty, and weak faculty support for Affirmative Action. Reports on operations of 38 Chicano Studies programs and their responses to these problems. Contains 20 references and 13 tables. (SV)

This article reports on a project responding to the need for culturally relevant alternatives to existing assessment practices in the identification of giftedness among rural Mexican Americans in the southwestern United States. Students identified using multidimensional and holistic procedures showed similar cognitive and performance profiles to…

A study in a south Texas preschool found that Mexican American children, when given the opportunity to engage in sociodramatic play, displayed various language functions needed for the development of early literacy skills. The preschoolers created elaborate monologues and dialogue in their native language (sometimes in their second language),…

Addresses school segregation and Mexican Americans, delineating the institutional nature of segregation "for the cause of Americanization." Discusses "Alvarez v. Lemon Grove School District" and "Mendez v. Westminster," two important legal challenges by Mexican American parents on behalf of their children. Includes a bibliography. (CMK)

This study used interviews, home visits, observations of parent meetings, and informal discussions to examine parental involvement at a Texas elementary school with a high concentration of Mexican American families. In 1997-98, the school's Parent Involvement Cadre (1995-1997) was replaced with a new system of subject-related and support…

Written by a Los Angeles history teacher frustrated by the lack of culturally relevant materials, this book covers some of the most interesting events in the history of Mexico and the heritage of Mexican Americans. Chapters are: (1) Indian Mexico (Teotihuacan, the Maya, the Toltecs, and the Aztecs); (2) La Conquista (Cortes and Moctezuma, conquest…

For over a century, Texas public schools have attempted to acculturate Mexican-American children by denigrating Mexican-American culture, language, and history. These efforts have largely failed, as Mexican-Americans in Texas have not lost their cultural heritage and assimilated into the larger society. However, this ethnic group has been shorn of…