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Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 1993
Describes an annual forum of academic and public librarians from the United States and Mexico that discusses common interests such as resource sharing, collection development, and literacy programs and considers longer-range programs. Sidebar articles cover Spanish language publishing in the United States and an annual book fair held in Mexico for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Wilhelm, Michelle P.; Wilhelm, Robert M. – Humanities, 1991
Describes incorporating the classics into the elementary school curricula in a number of public and private schools. Argues bringing classical literature and ancient history to the classroom benefits and challenges students. Presents class projects that successfully apply the classics to critical thinking, creative writing, cultural diversity,…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Classical Literature, Core Curriculum, Creative Activities
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Navarro, Armando – Amerasia Journal, 1993
Analyzes the changing demographics of South Central Los Angeles (California); and considers the Latino role in the 1992 riots, the etiology of the riots, and the rift created among ethnic and racial groups. The Latino perspective on the riots and the future is developed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Blacks, Demography, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Relations
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Michaelsen, Scott – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2005
The general conversation today about the USA PATRIOT Act and its historical and legal significance must be contextualized with reference to a series of 1970s U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding the U.S. Border Patrol that directly undergird the PATRIOT Act. The Supreme Court long ago turned the U.S. borderlands adjoining Mexico into a permanent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Employees, Japanese Americans, Court Litigation
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Jaramillo, Maria Clara – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2004
Over the past several decades, Latin American countries have supported processes of bringing public policy decisions on education closer to the people concerned. Participation at all levels of decision-making processes has generally been highly valued. Nonetheless, these decentralization efforts came about without governments taking the necessary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Refresher Courses, Conflict Resolution
Instituto Nacional para la Educacion de los Adultos, Mexico City (Mexico). – 1987
These workbooks are part of a Mexican series of instructional materials designed for Spanish speaking adults who are in the process becoming literate or have recently become literate in their native language. They provide readings and exercises for developing literacy skills. Pictures and fill-in-the blank exercises appear frequently. Volume 1…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Communication (Thought Transfer), Foreign Countries
Rodriguez Pino, Cecilia, Comp. – 1993
This bibliography was prepared for middle school and high school teachers participating in a conference at New Mexico State University (July 14-18, 1993), to assist in research and pedagogical endeavors in the teaching of Spanish to native speakers. It is presented in two parts. The first is a bibliography edited by Francisco J. Ronquillo, which…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Guides, Dictionaries, Heritage Education
Downs, Cynthia; Becker, Terry – 1991
This resource guide, designed for elementary level students, presents activities focusing on the language and customs of Mexico. The material is organized in 12 chapters that correspond with the curriculum calendar. Whenever possible, the thematic topic presented in each chapter refers to calendar appropriate festivals or events. Following an…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Clothing, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education
Wertsman, Vladimir F. – 1996
This book provides current coverage of the present state of libraries and publishing in the United States and abroad. It has almost 1,000 entries and is divided into two sections. The first section is an alphabetical listing of countries from around the world. Each entry provides data about the political and economic condition of the country,…
Descriptors: Awards, Biographies, Books, Classification
Schultze, Betty R.; Dice, Marvin L. – 1996
This paper describes the results of a two-year program to train 25 students from countries in Central America and the Caribbean in the area of special education. The program was administered by Georgetown University's Center for Intercultural Development (Washington, D.C.) and funded by the United States Agency of International Development.…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Richards, Thomas F. – 1994
Our failure to give students an adequate education in national and global concerns creates low political participation and general cynicism. International exchanges in education can illuminate the connections between world events and the day-to-day lives of students and teachers. Brookdale Community College (BCC) in New Jersey sponsors a program…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Exchange, Foreign Countries
de Varona, Frank; And Others – 1989
Each of these two textbooks on Hispanic-American history contains 4 units divided into 20 chapters. Each chapter includes an overarching question; text; reading comprehension questions; study tips; an activity involving geography skills, links between past and present, or daily life; an activity involving arts and technology or using primary…
Descriptors: American Indian History, Answer Keys, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic Americans
Westphal, German F., Ed.; And Others – 1992
Papers delivered at the conference on linguistics include: "On the Metrical Unity of Latinate Affixes"; "Epistemic Small Clauses and Null Subjects"; "Scrambling as Non-Operator A'-Movement: Variable vs. Null Epithet"; "Polarity, Inversion, and Focus in English"; "Phrasal Input to Derivational Morphology…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Dutch, English, Foreign Countries
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Morain, Genelle, Ed. – 1980
Papers from a workshop on folklore in second language teaching include: "Folklore in the Classroom: Lifting the Lid on the Magic Coffer" (Genelle Morain); "An American Folklore Quiz" (Genelle Morain); "Who's Afraid of Dr. Faust?" (Gerhard H. Weiss); "German Folklore Bibliography for Teachers" (Gerhard H.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Body Language, Classroom Techniques, Conference Proceedings
Mason, Mary Teague – 1986
The purpose of this guide is to help teach secondary school students about democracy in Latin America. Lesson 1 covers "Definitions of Democracy," and instructs students to compare and create such definitions. Lesson 2," The Importance of a Democratic Tradition," uses flow charts to enable students to understand and describe…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Democracy, Economics Education, Foreign Countries
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