This Special Report surveys existing conditions for Latino [superscript 1] language minority students in Indiana's schools and identifies the most significant problems and challenges for improving their learning. The report opens with an overview of recent demographic shifts in Indiana's K-12 student population, and makes an important distinction…

A study compared the attitudes of minority and nonminority Texas high school agriscience students toward agriculture. A cluster sample of 1,399 agriscience students in Texas high school courses called "Introduction to World Agricultural Science and Technology" and "Applied Agricultural Science and Technology" participated in the ex post facto…

This booklet describes the Power Hour of Homework program for elementary school through secondary school students, including tips on implementing the program at home (i.e., checking homework, talking to the teacher, determining the correct amount of homework time for individual students) and survey responses to questions from parents and students.…

This study looks at the higher education learning needs of population subgroups by reviewing research concerning the classroom experiences of minority group students and women. The importance of addressing these questions is raised by the current and expected growth in ethnic minorities in the United States. Findings indicate that Black students…

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of three levels of personalization--individual, group, and non-personalized--on the achievement of seventh grade Hispanic boys and girls on mathematics word problems. Subjects were 123 seventh grade Hispanic students from a rural junior high school near Phoenix, Arizona. A pretest…

This publication presents an overview and summary of the results of a survey of teacher education students. The survey is one component of a larger project to increase the number of minority teachers. The questionnaire was designed to probe the academic and socioeconomic backgrounds of teacher education students as well as their attitudes and…

In spring 1985, a study of Hispanic students attending Mesa (Arizona) Community College (MCC) was conducted by a "Sociology of the Chicano Community" class. A 100-item interview schedule was developed and administered to a sample of 45 students. Study findings included the following: (1) 42% of the students chose "Mexican-American" as their ethnic…

An improvisational dramatics program was developed to improve the reading achievement and school attitudes of disadvantaged elementary school children. The program, based on the rationale that encouraging self-awareness and creative self-expression will improve communication skills, reading achievement, and attitudes, was used with 141 fourth,…

Describes an intervention program (Understanding the University Experience) at Arizona State University for eighth grade Hispanic girls and their mothers with the long range goal of increasing the number of Hispanic women who attend college and complete baccalaureate degree programs and a shorter-term goal of preventing high school dropouts. (ABL)

As part of a larger study of seven Mexican children in California, researchers investigated the problems Hispanic students may have in adjusting to a school culture different from their home culture. Findings suggest that effective teachers understand the significance of collective work in the Mexican family. (KH)

This paper examines whether Hispanic Americans are more likely than Anglo Americans to view college education as a major component in job attainment. The study reviewed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and surveyed 86 undergraduate students at Texas A&M University. The college sample was fairly representative of the student…

Risk factors associated with teenage pregnancy were studied among 95 Hispanic, Native American, and White ninth-grade females at a rural New Mexico high school. All respondents, regardless of ethnicity, reported moderate levels of health-compromising behaviors such as alcohol use, poor communication with parents regarding sex, and a false sense of…

A study of 4,687 White, Black, Asian, and Hispanic students at four highly selective colleges found Blacks often entered with strong science interest but had the highest attrition from sciences; Asians had the lowest attrition rate, and Whites and Hispanics neared the average rate of 40%. Ability and achievement variables were also studied. (MSE)

A study of 35 Latino college students in upstate New York found that various types of perceived support (from family, general peers, Latino peers, faculty, and institution) mediated the relationship between ethnic identification and adjustment to college. Important differences emerged between Latino peer support and general peer support for…

Problems and unmet needs of non-traditional students in graduate degree programs were studied through ratings by 10 older Hispanic graduate students well removed in time from previous schooling, 10 younger Anglo graduate students, and 10 graduate faculty members teaching in Curriculum and School Administration graduate programs. (SLD)