Short biographies of 26 Mexican American men and women are presented in this textbook for 8th grade students. The biographies reveal how each individual has made an impact upon the life of the Mexican American and on our society. Numerous occupations, professions, life styles, economic conditions, and different political points of view are…

The mission of this 1973 multilingual multicultural conference was to focus on the student who has a primary language other than English as his language of conceptualization. The conference attempted to illustrate the need for bilingual bicultural education in which a student, using his primary language, gains access to an academic world within…

Determining the earning patterns of 2 major Southwestern groups--Anglos and Chicanos--the study assessed the relative values of higher education to each group. Male alumni between the ages of 22 to 55 from New Mexico State University were studied. Of the 30% response return in December 1972, approximately 89% were from Anglos and 11% from…

The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services in Charlotte, North Carolina, operates nine child development day care centers and 5 day homes which provide care for 257 Black and Anglo children, 2- to 5-years-old, primarily from low-income homes. The centers are located in churches, schools, and facilities in low income housing projects. The…

The self-images of 407 Anglo American, 157 American Indian, 300 Mexican American, and 52 Negro rural high school students in New Mexico and Texas were compared in this study. Data from an 11-item semantic differential test were grouped in terms of 3 subsets: perceptions of self, feelings about school, and social variables. Although it had been…

Prepared from a 3-agency team study of the Norwalk-La Mirada public schools during October through December of 1970, this problem-oriented report sets forth the results of school observations, community interviews, and staff opinion surveys, all directed toward analyzing intergroup relations and Mexican American education in this predominantly…

The 3 principal objectives of this study were (1) to determine leader characteristics and attitudes toward resource development programs and development organizations in the Roosevelt County and Fort Peck Reservation area; (2) to measure understanding of concepts and attitudes about area development, Federal programs, and other factors associated…

The regional service center in Austin has implemented a bilingual program serving elementary-age children in 3 locales. During its 2nd year of operation, the program served 5 pilot 1st-grade classes and 5 pilot 2nd-grade classes, providing innovative materials, consultants, and in-service activities to guide teachers in developing a cohesive…

Measured the impact of counselor trainee stereotyping of ethnic groups. Anglo-American and minority counseling psychology students made judgments about the relationship between ethnicity and stereotypic characteristics. Findings suggest Anglo-American trainees were more susceptable to the influence of stereotypes when processing information about…

Children assumed a subordinate role in conversing with their mothers but created peer conversations similar to those of mothers with other mothers. Data from a second experiment suggested that differences in leadership between mother and child were related to the disparity in relative status of participants rather than to familiarity. (Author/CM)

There were statistically significant differences between answers of 76 Anglo and 76 Mexican American youth on 35 of 100 opinion questionnaire items. Items centered on religion, psychopathology, aggression-impulsivity, acceptability of suicide, the "cry for help" dimension, and emotional impact. (Author/CM)

A study of 410 Mexican American and European American high school students, with follow-up of graduating seniors the following year, found that acculturation among Mexican American youth was not related to aspirations or planning for college but did predict future college attendance. Among both ethnic groups, fathers' education influenced…

Analyzes data from the Latino National Political Survey regarding Latino participation in nonvoting political activities: attending rallies, volunteering for a political party or candidate, contributing money, writing letters about an issue, signing a petition, and attending public meetings. Latinos' participation patterns are related to education…

Attachment dimensions and styles, parental caregiving styles, and acculturation were investigated among 155 Mexican American and White college women. Results showed no differences between groups on attachment dimensions or styles. For both groups, only paternal variables were associated with attachment security. Implications of measurement and…

A study investigated attitudes and participation of 40 Mexican American and Anglo-American parents in a rural Utah elementary school. Influenced by differing culture, religion, educational attainment, socioeconomic status, and background, the two groups had different attitudes toward and participation in the public school system and thus different…