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ERIC Number: ED097169
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974
Pages: 73
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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The Mexican-American Child Evaluation Report, 1973-74.
Lopez, Rodolfo, S.; Piper, Richard
The Hispanic Urban Center In-Service Program was a 15-week course of study designed to provide teachers, educational specialists, and administrators with a view into the conditions and social pressures facing the Mexican American child in this society. The ultimate objective was to change attitudes and behavior toward Mexican Americans by using three basic strands (history, education, and literature) to bring participants into contact with the history, culture, and current thoughts of Chicanos. The course was voluntary and could be taken for college credit or salary points. Course outcomes ranging over beliefs, effects, knowledge, and behavior were evaluated by the participants, by teachers not participating in the program, and by Chicanos in a separate teacher training program. Evaluation instruments were the Chicano Awareness Scale (CAS), 19-item Likert scale, an objective content-based test, and a simulation instrument (the In-Basket for Teachers of Chicanos). The CAS was given on a pre- and posttest basis. Results were separated into: (1) a description of results on the CAS by sex, age, grade, Spanish language fluency, and ethnicity; (2) between-group comparisons as well as pre-post participant group comparisons; and (3) accomplishments in the area of materials development. The recommendations, based on the data analysis, were given for three categories: (1) professional standards, (2) school policy, and (3) curriculum. (NQ)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Authoring Institution: Hispanic Urban Center, Los Angeles, CA.
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