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Roberts, Amy L. D.; Rogoff, Barbara – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2012
Forty-four pairs of Mexican-heritage and European-heritage US children were asked to characterize differences between two contrasting cultural patterns of working together in video clips that showed a) Mexican Indigenous-heritage children working together by collaborating, helping, observing others, and using nonverbal as well as verbal…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mexican American Education, Bilingual Students, Mexican Americans
Rodriguez, Roberto Cintli – Rethinking Schools, 2010
Students at Tucson High School in Arizona, part of Tucson Unified School District's highly successful Mexican American Studies (MAS) K-12 program, the largest in the nation, are taught Indigenous concepts, including Panche Be (seek the root of the truth), and the Aztec and Maya calendars. The author speaks to the students about the relationship…
Descriptors: Ethnic Studies, Mexican American Education, American Studies, Indigenous Knowledge
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Cuero, Kimberley K. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2009
Drawing from sociocultural and anthropological perspectives, I present 3 case examples of bilingual, Mexican-origin students enrolled in a transitional bilingual educational program in an urban elementary school. By using the theoretical constructs of figured worlds, authoring, and "formas de ser" (ways of being), I examine how student identities…
Descriptors: Mexican American Education, Grade 5, Bilingualism, Developmental Psychology
Hobbs, Tim; Silla, Vanessa; Beltran, Gloria – Online Submission, 2008
The purpose of this presentation is to identify the challenges faced by special educators throughout North America in meeting the needs of Mexican-American students. Recommendations will also be provided for collaborating with families from Mexico along the following dimensions: population and demographic factors, urbanization and the decline of…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Mexican American Education, Mexican Americans
Nance, Molly – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2007
This article takes a look at the Mendez v. Westminster School District, a landmark case that faded into historical obscurity. In the 1940s, Gonzalo and Felicita Mendez wanted their three children to attend the school nearest their farm, which was the 17th Street Elementary School in Westminster. But in the Westminster, Orange County, El Medina,…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Court Litigation, Counties, Hispanic Americans
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Mindiola, Tatcho – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2005
The assertion that Chicano Studies lack legitimacy in academe is questioned. Chicano Studies programs and courses have now been in existence for more than 30 years and Chicano scholars have produced an impressive body of literature. The Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Houston is described as an example of the gains that…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, American Studies, Mexican American Education
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Rangel, Javier – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2007
In this interview, Reynaldo F. Macias, chair of the recently established Department of Chicana/o Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), talks about the historical significance of El Plan de Santa Barbara, its impact on Chicana/o studies throughout the Southwest, and its relevance in establishing a department at UCLA, and the…
Descriptors: Mexican American Education, Hispanic American Students, Interviews, Higher Education
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Bruce, Bertram; Lin, Ching-Chiu – E-Learning, 2009
A youth community informatics (YCI) research project intersected an inquiry learning model with the making of audiovisual podcasts to foster personal growth and community engagement in a group of Mexican American youth enrolled in an afterschool program. Specifically, the article describes the cycle of inquiry together with the development of a…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Mexican Americans, Inquiry, Citizen Participation
Rendall, Michael S.; Torr, Berna M. – RAND Corporation, 2007
Second-generation immigrants are typically analyzed under the assumption that, having been born in the United States, they grew up in the United States. We challenge this assumption by investigating the prevalence and patterns of second-generation Mexican-American children's migration to and return from Mexico during childhood, and consider the…
Descriptors: Family Characteristics, Children, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
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Valencia, Richard R. – Journal of Latinos & Education, 2006
This article presents a testimony to the late Dr. Thomas P. Carter. Well known for his classic (1970) book, Mexican Americans in School: A History of Educational Neglect, Carter was an activist scholar and pioneer in Mexican American education. His considerable interactions with South Americans, Mexicans, and Mexican Americans served as a…
Descriptors: Mexican American Education, Authors, Books, Educational History
Rosales, John – Colorado Journal of Educational Research, 1974
Descriptors: Education, Futures (of Society), Mexican American Education, Mexican Americans
Tucker, Barbata; Huerta, Carolyn – Lifelong Learning, 1987
The authors report on a study designed to identify developmental tasks experienced by Mexican-American females from 18 to 34 years of age. They state that (1) a stable relationship, (2) education, (3) independence, (4) children, (5) friendships, and (6) community were consistently important. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aspiration, Developmental Tasks, Females
Rodriguez, Armando – Integrated Educ, 1970
Chief, Mexican American Affairs, U.S. Office of Education indicates in this address some encouraging Developments in Chicano education and offers some muted criticisms. (DM)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, Mexican American Education, Mexican Americans
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Davis, Matthew D. – Educational Forum, 2001
Explores motivations and approaches of three researchers on Mexican American education: Emory Stephen Bogardus, who promoted an ideology of conformity to Anglo norms; Loyd Spencer Tireman, who adopted a "melting-pot" assimilationist approach; and Herschel Thurman Manuel, advocate of a pluralist position respecting Spanish language and…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Pluralism, Ideology, Mexican American Education
Holland Human Relations Commission, MI. – 1972
The report is a comparison of the economic, housing, and educational status of Latin Americans and Anglos based on the 1970 U.S. Census. This report provides factual data to organizations and institutions in need of it. This includes firms adopting affirmative action employment programs, private and public institutions, and social agencies which…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economics, Education, Housing
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