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Davis, Matthew D. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2006
In this book Professor Davis illustrates the often unexpected reach of historical research intended originally to fill a knowledge gap. He found a forgotten figure from the past who as a scholar and teacher had contributed significantly to education. Manuel's story warranted attention, but in reconstructing it Professor Davis discovered leads to a…
Descriptors: American Studies, Educational Research, Mexican Americans, Educational History
Norton, Nadjwa E. J.; Bentley, Courtley C. – Feminist Teacher: A Journal of the Practices, Theories, and Scholarship of Feminist Teaching, 2006
This article focuses on the findings of two multicultural feminist critical researchers who research with, for, and about Puerto Rican and Dominican youth and children. Across the research, participants developed peer structures, challenged school pedagogies, and maintained relationships with teachers. The authors present the article in two…
Descriptors: Puerto Ricans, Latin Americans, Hispanic Americans, Cultural Pluralism
Linse, Barbara; Judd, Dick – 1993
Mexican and Central American cultures are a blend of Native American influences and Spanish traditions and religions. These are seen in aspects of Mexican and Central American celebrations. This book explores those celebrations through activities in art, folk and classical music, dances and fiestas. The book is organized into two sections to…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment
Flores, Juan – 1995
New multicultural anthologies too often end up looking suspiciously like the color palate of a paint-by-numbers kit. Canonical tokenism is quickly seen as a ruse by minority students and teachers who are circumspect and adept at uncovering counterfeits. As an alternative to tokenism, one recommendation is to use Patricia Bizzell's "contact…
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Rodriguez, Angela L. – 1994
This research discusses Mexico's maquiladora industry, its employees (mostly women), and how the working conditions and the living environment affect worker health. The paper also explores how the employers, mostly U.S.-owned companies, deny responsibility for worker health, safety, and well-being. This research examines how the continued growth…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Ecology, Economic Development, Ethnic Groups
Cruz, Barbara C. – Latino Studies Journal, 1994
This study reviewed six history textbooks widely used in grades 7-12 across the U.S. Using a story-line analysis, the findings of this study suggest: (1) textbooks reinforce negative stereotypes of Latin Americans as lazy, passive, irresponsible, and, somewhat paradoxically, lustful, animalistic and violent; (2) the method of description employed…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, History Instruction, Latin Americans, Media Research
Chatham, James R. – 1994
This bibliography is the first part of an update of the "Western European Dissertations on the Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages and Literatures: A Retrospective Index (1984)," which lists 6,050 dissertations from the early 19th century through 1980. Twenty universities on the Iberian Peninsula granted approximately half of the total…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographic Records, Bilingualism, Doctoral Dissertations
Pino, Barbara Gonzalez – 1990
The importance of using culturally authentic materials in foreign language instruction is discussed within the context of national calls for American students to understand other cultures. A brief report on a summer institute for Spanish teachers is presented. Participants studied the teaching of culture, some tenets of U.S. culture for awareness…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Enrichment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
HACER: Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research, Minneapolis, MN. – 1998
Findings from a study of the status of Hispanic Americans in South Minneapolis (Minnesota) are presented. Data are from interviews with 34 individuals identified as knowledgeable about the conditions of Latinos in Minneapolis, 4 focus group meetings with an additional 46 community residents, and information from published sources about the size…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Anderson, Virginia B. – 1998
The report describes an experiment for increasing retention of foreign language vocabulary by using multiple intelligence approaches and memory enhancement tools. The targeted population was approximately 100 seventh- and eighth-grade Latin students. Student difficulty with vocabulary retention had been ascribed to the teacher's emphasis on…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Grade 7, Grade 8
DiPilato, Marina – 1993
Identity formation is a process in which successive identifications with parents, siblings, peers, teachers, folk heroes, and cultural groups are synthesized into a coherent, consistent, and unique whole. This study reports the case of a 13 year old female, Jane, of mixed Latino and European American heritage who was admitted for long-term…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
Klassen, Cecil – 1987
An approach based on sociolinguistic theory is reported that was devised to describe the way written language operates in the different domains that make up the everyday lives of a given group of people. The approach involves the practices that the people use to deal with written language, and the perceptions (uses, beliefs, attitudes) they have…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
Wilkens, Joseph P. – 1966
This text, intended for Peace Corps volunteers, aims to train them in the Spanish linguistic and communicative skills they will need to perform their specialized tasks effectively and expeditiously. The text contains two sections. The first is a series of units to be used by all students and is designed to teach basic grammatical structures and…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Dialogs (Language), Instructional Materials, Languages for Special Purposes
Corn, Alan M. – 1987
A guide for teachers developing a high school Latin curriculum provides a rationale, structure, and method for course planning at four difficulty levels. The approach is based on seven subject matter goals and specific instructional objectives for each, which are appended. The goals are: to help students (1) understand simple Latin syntax; (2)…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Curriculum Guides, Difficulty Level, Educational Objectives
United Nations Economic and Social Council, New York, NY. – 1984
The status of women viewed against the background of the United Nations Decade for Women is examined with emphasis on the world context, the Latin American context, and the context of rural women in the region. It describes attempts at categorization of rural women in Latin America based on the main types of agricultural economy in the region and…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Production, Agriculture