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Martinez, Charles R., Jr.; DeGarmo, David S.; Eddy, J. Mark – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2004
This article describes results from the Oregon Latino Youth Survey, which was designed to identify factors that promote or hinder academic success for Latino middle school and high school youngsters. The study samples included a total of 564 Latino and non-Latino students and parents. Analyses showed that Latino students reported a high frequency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, High School Students, Racial Discrimination
Flaherty, Sean L. – 1994
This program examines the 50-year practice of the U.S. training of Latin American soldiers at the School of the Americas. Originally designed as a jungle warfare training center in the 1950s, the program evolved into a Cold War program to promote stability and democracy in Latin America. Human rights abuses have been charged against these elite…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Higher Education, International Relations
Harris-Stowe State Coll., St. Louis, MO. Teacher Education Dept. – 1994
This paper represents the perspectives of 25 special education teacher scholarship students from 13 Caribbean and Central American countries (Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nevis, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, Grenada, and Antigua) on the status of special education in their…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Terry, Robert M., Ed. – 1993
The papers selected for this report of a conference on foreign language teaching with a view to "internationalizing the future" cover a wide range of topics and levels of study, including teaching Latin, using contemporary popular music in the curriculum, negotiating oral tasks, incorporating higher-order thinking skills into the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Communicative Competence (Languages), Conversational Language Courses
Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M. – 1989
This ethnographic study documents and interprets key school, work, and family life issues in the lives and experiences of a sampling of recent immigrants from the war-torn Central American nations; and suggests a psychocultural theory of achievement motivation. Information was gathered from observation in two urban high schools, interviews with 50…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Attitude Measures
Vasquez, Blanca, Ed. – Centro, 1990
This issue focuses on Latin Americans and the media, with emphasis on portrayal of the Latin American in United States mass media. "Puerto Ricans and the Media: A Personal Statement" (B. Vasquez) recalls the author's experiences as a young girl in the New York City public schools and in an urban college. The critical importance of the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Film Industry, Hispanic Americans
Pajuelo, Maria Marta – 1983
Present educational problems and future challenges for education in Latin American countries are addressed. Descriptions are given of weaknesses and strengths in primary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education. It is noted that illiteracy is a grave problem pervading both educational and social systems, and that there is a lack…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Educational Administration, Educational Opportunities
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Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1986
The Iowa guide to foreign language curriculum development, the result of a 1985 state mandate, is designed to help local teachers and administrators build on and improve current curriculum and instructional methods. An opening section outlines the rationale, philosophy, and goals of the guide, and subsequent sections focus on curriculum design and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Kamasaki, Charles – 1986
Designed to inform key members of La Raza about practical implications of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, this bulletin outlines immediate action that should be taken to educate the Hispanic community and employers about the legislation. Brief summaries are provided for four critical provisions of the legislation: (1) a…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Employers
Pohland, Paul A. – 1986
To be responsible, educational administrator training programs must take the context of practice into account in program design and execution. Adaptation in content, instructional processes, and support systems are required. The University of New Mexico's Spanish Language Master's Program, which has graduated 127 students, provides a model for…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Cultural Context, Educational Administration, Educational Strategies
Ayers, Donald M.; Worthen, Thomas D. – 1986
Intended for English and foreign language instruction at the junior college, university, or high school level, this textbook aims to help students "crack the code" of English in order to become better speakers and writers. Part 1 contains 25 lessons on roots, prefixes, and suffixes from Latin, and Part 2 contains 25 lessons on word…
Descriptors: Definitions, English Instruction, Etymology, Greek
Fuller, Bruce; and others – 1984
The level and character of school investment affected the national economic output in agriculture and industry in Mexico during two periods, 1880-1910 and 1920-1925. Prior to the 1910 revolution, the Mexican government encouraged urban-centered industrial development, and schools were mostly locally- controlled, urban institutions. In…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Economic Development
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McGarry, Richard – Applied Language Learning, 2004
This study examines the pedagogical and pragmatic motives behind error correction both in classroom contexts and in everyday conversation among native Spanish-speaking English teachers in Costa Rica. Survey and interview data are analyzed and discussed in terms of participants' attitudes toward correction of errors in L1 and L2 in various…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Error Correction, English Teachers, English (Second Language)
Cauce, Ana M.; And Others – 1976
Most of the research on the assessment of the intelligence of Latinos in the United States appears to be based on some possibly erroneous or at least dubious assumptions. Among these are the following: (1) the assumption of bilinguality; (2) the assumption of equal proficiency in the English language; (3) the assumption of the equivalence of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Culture Fair Tests, Error Patterns, Ethnic Stereotypes
1979
This is a report on foreign language enrollment in qrades 9-12 in Indiana for the year 1978-1979. The tables qive the following information: (1) a ten year review of foreign language enrollments in Indiana, grades 9-12; (2) the total enrollments for the years 1976-1979 in all foreign languages; (3) the enrollment patterns by levels for the same…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends, French
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