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Hernandez, Leodoro – 1979
Chicano Spanish in not only a product of two languages, but also the influence of middle-class environment and immediate realities. These realities are much different from those in Mexico, even though they derive from it, having a strong relationship to all factors that constitute social level and status. Three principal dialects are: Tex-Mex,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness
Spencer, Maria Gutierrez, Comp.; Almance, Sofia, Comp. – 1972
Written in Spanish and English, the booklet briefly discusses what parents can do to help their child learn at school. The booklet briefly notes the importance of getting enough sleep; eating breakfast; praising the child; developing the five senses; visiting the doctor; having a home and garden; talking, listening, and reading to the child;…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Cultural Background
Download full textBureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. – 1978
In this report, demographic, social and economic data for the population of Spanish origin and its subcategories (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American) in the United States are tabulated. Specific information is provided concerning such characteristics as age, sex, residence, educational attainment, income, employment,…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cubans, Economic Status, Education
GREBLER, LEO – 1967
THIS PROJECT REPORT PRESENTS A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE LOW ATTAINMENT IN FORMAL SCHOOLING OF THE MEXICAN-AMERICANS. THE DATA WERE TAKEN FROM THE 1950 AND 1960 CENSUS REPORTS AND THE "STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES." COMPARISONS WERE MADE AMONG THE ANGLO, SPANISH SURNAME, AND NON-WHITE POPULATIONS, ON THE FOLLOWING…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Education, Educational Attitudes
GONZALEZ, NANCIE L. – 1967
USING NEW MEXICO AS A BASIS TO TRACE THE SPANISH-AMERICAN AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE, THE AUTHOR STATES THAT ANY STIGMA PLACED ON THE LATTER GROUP IS ONE OF CLASS DISTINCTION. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT ACCULTURATION AND ASSIMILATION OF BOTH GROUPS INTO THE ANGLO-AMERICAN SOCIETY IS PROCEEDING STEADILY, AND THAT THE WORLD WARS AND THE KOREAN…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Anglo Americans, Culture, Education
Carter, Thomas P. – 1969
The school is presently the primary social institution directed by the community to assume a major role in taking steps to improve the Mexican American's status. The school has 3 possible avenues for action in correcting low school and societal achievement: (1) change the child, (2) change the school, or (3) change the social systems.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Education, Educational Problems, Ethnic Groups
Guerra, Manuel H. – 1965
In this paper, presented at the 1965 Annual Conference on the Education of Spanish-Speaking Children and Youth, the author discussed the moral issue of social and economic injustice as related to Mexican Americans. He pointed out the inequities of unemployment, poverty, and education which are part of the background of the problems facing the…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Cooperative Planning, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Minnesota Governor's Interracial Commission, St. Paul. – 1953
This extensive revision of a 1948 report notes the gradual assimilation of Mexicans into Minnesota's population. There are chapters on the employment of Texas Mexicans and Mexican nationals in agriculture and urban industries, on housing and family life, and health, delinquency, and welfare dependency. One chapter is devoted to education, another…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Citizenship
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM. – 1973
Access to some of the latest research findings and developments in Mexican American education is provided in this bibliography. A supplement to 3 previous ERIC/CRESS publications: "Mexican American Education, A Selected Bibliography" (ED 031 352), "Mexican American Education, A Selected Bibliography--Supplement No. 1" (ED 048 961), and "Mexican…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1970
Demographic characteristics and ethnic isolation of Mexican American students and staff in the Southwest are examined in terms of size and distribution of Mexican American enrollment, ethnic isolation of Mexican American pupils (by school and district), size and assignment of school staff, and school district administrators and school board…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Civil Rights, Cultural Isolation
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1973
Teacher-pupil verbal behavior in the classroom was assessed to discover if any significant differences existed in the interactions of teachers toward Mexican American and Anglo students. Classrooms were observed in 52 rural, urban, and suburban schools in California, New Mexico, and Texas with a substantial enrollment of Mexican American students.…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Classroom Desegregation, Equal Education, Grade 10
Clark, Margaret – 1970
The Spanish-speaking people of San Jose, California, are dealt with in this book, which resulted from a field study conducted in 1954-55. The book describes the lives of these people in terms of such factors as their families and friends, jobs, houses, religion, and community life. Some conflicts in the relationships between Mexican Americans in a…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Citations (References), Community Study, Culture
Martinez, George A. – 2000
Mexican Americans were legally defined as Whites as a result of treaty obligations with Mexico that expressly allowed Mexicans to become U.S. citizens. Federal laws of the time required that an alien be White to become a U.S. citizen. The government of Mexico and the U.S. Department of State pressured the U.S. Census Bureau to reclassify Mexican…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Court Litigation, Critical Theory, Definitions
Bergheim, Kim – Hispanic, 1993
Roberto Cruz, a Hispanic educator, discusses his educational experience; his first teaching assignment with minority students; academic and career expectations for Hispanics; and how these factors motivated him to found the National Hispanic University (NHU) (San Jose, California). Since NHU was founded in 1981, about 100 Hispanic students have…
Descriptors: Career Development, Colleges, Cultural Influences, Educational Attainment
Guadalupe, Patricia – Hispanic, 1993
Because of the increasing Hispanic population, more colleges and universities are offering programs in Chicano studies. Reasons for the slow evolution of such programs include lack of university commitment to ethnic studies, lack of qualified faculty, and racism. However, students have the power to demand the offering of more Chicano studies…
Descriptors: Activism, College Programs, College Students, Educational Change
