El Colegio Altamirano (1897-1958): New Histories of Chicano Education in the Southwest.

Salinas, Cinthia

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ERIC Number: EJ616018

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Publication Date: 2000

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El Colegio Altamirano (1897-1958): New Histories of Chicano Education in the Southwest.

Salinas, Cinthia

Educational Forum, v65 n1 p80-86 Fall 2000

New research on Chicano education from the perspective of Chicanos illuminates the struggle for equality and access. The establishment of community schools (escuelitas) by Mexican Americans in Texas was intended to preserve Mexican heritage and language as well as prepare children for bicultural existence. (SK)

Descriptors: Biculturalism, Community Schools, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Mexican American Education, Minority Groups

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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