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Manuel, Herschel T. – 1965
Differences in cultures and economic status have historically divided the southwest, and the hostility and mistrust brought about by these differences still exist. It is the purpose of this book to present the problems of Spanish-speaking children, to point out basic relationships and trends, and to consider possible ways of meeting specific…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bilingualism, Church Programs, Cultural Differences
Cabrera, Y. Arturo – 1971
According to the author, discussions about Mexican Americans most frequently deal with culture conflict and social pathologies. Here and there, students working toward advanced degrees undertake delimited studies. Trade and governmental publications are infrequent. Views from the Mexican Americans themselves are not heard. It is the author's…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Traits, Education, Ethnic Studies
Lansing, Delmer Graydon – 1973
This study examined the perceptions of and expectations for the role of paid aides in the Cupertino, California Differentiated Staffing Project. The study focused on a) the expectations of the roles played by 69 aides, 64 teachers, and 6 administrators; b) the ability of each group to perceive the role expectations of another group; and c) each…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Patterns, Differentiated Staffs, Mexican American Education
Ramirez, Manuel, III – 1970
A review of the literature, this report concerns itself with the identification of the Mexican American with his ethnic group as an asset or a liability. Examining the relationship of cultural marginality to education, personality, and attitudes, the author points out a need for additional research in this area (i.e., longitudinal studies…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitudes, Education, Environmental Influences
Sanchez, Rodolfo B. – 1972
A significant measure of the gradual progress in relating social work education to the racial and ethnic communities in the United States is the development of ethnic content and materials to be incorporated into the curriculum of schools of social work. The process of incorporating ethnic curriculum content generates the process of further…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Role, Curriculum Development, Educational Problems
Wrigley, Pamela – 2001
This resource guide aims to provide mainstream teachers with practical, research-based advice on how to teach, evaluate, and nurture their limited-English-proficient (LEP) migrant students. Because migrant students are overwhelmingly Mexican or Mexican American, most examples in the guide focus on this population. The 12 chapters contain the…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Limited English Speaking, Mexican American Education, Migrant Education

Peterson, Marilyn L. – Contemporary Education, 1981
Reasons that Mexican American children have difficulty learning to read include: (1) Learning to read and learning a new language simultaneously is difficult; (2) Mexican American students experience alienation in the school culture; (3) Low self-esteem contributes to the inability to read; and (4) Certain minority groups do not expect as much of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Alienation, Elementary Secondary Education, Interference (Language)

Okagaki, Lynn; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1995
Parents of high-achieving and low-achieving Mexican American fourth and fifth graders had similar beliefs about the importance of education and similar expectations for their children's educational attainment. Parents of high achievers were more likely to be upset by mediocre grades, to feel that they could help their children succeed, and to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attitudes, Expectation, Intermediate Grades

Gonzalez, Gilbert G. – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2001
In the early 1900s, a central theme in many books and scholarly works about Mexico and Mexicans was the transnational "Mexican problem"--the innate political and cultural backwardness that prevented Mexico's development and modernization. These works greatly influenced both U.S. policy toward Mexico and educational policies aimed at…
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Educational Policy, Ethnic Stereotypes, Foreign Policy
Pizarro, Marc – 1996
This paper critiques the consumerization of schooling and knowledge, then looks at the ways in which Chicano students have lashed out against consumption in their education. From early childhood education to the university, U.S. schooling is ensconced in the capitalist notion of the marketplace. Within the marketplace of schools, the curriculum is…
Descriptors: Capitalism, College Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Saragoza, Alex M. – 1989
This essay outlines Mexican immigration to the United States, with particular reference to Mexican children and the implications for schooling. The ability of Mexican immigrants to obtain jobs and the nature of the work itself has changed drastically for the worse in recent years. Children of Mexican origin differ in numerous ways in part because…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adolescents, Children, Economic Factors
Schaiper, Len; Flores, Jayni – 1985
Research on learning styles of Mexican Americans has focused on the cognitive processes and cultural variables affecting cognitive style rather than on perceptual learning style. This study is the first attempt in the assessment of seven perceptual learning style orientations among an exclusive Mexican American population. Using the Multi-Modal…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Educational Research, Learning Modalities
Ramirez-Krodel, Aurora, Comp. – 1989
This annotated bibiliography provides background information on three main groups of Hispanic Americans (Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Cuban Americans) and is arranged to reflect the diverse histories, experiences, and cultures of these Hispanic subgroups. The bibliography includes both English publications and bilingual publications…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Hispanic American Culture, Hispanic American Literature, Hispanic Americans
Turner, Caroline – 1984
While the task of defining and counting the Hispanic population is very complex and existing data is inconsistent, several trends emerge with implications for public education policy. Between 1970 and 1980, California's Hispanic population increased by 50% to 4.5 million, 19.2% of the state population, and is expected to increase to between 24.4%…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Teachers, Employment Patterns, Hispanic Americans
Kessler, Carolyn; And Others – 1987
This ethnographic study of 22 bilingual Mexican American fifth grade students in rural Texas examines which pedogogical techniques reduced students' risk of failure. Classroom instruction was based on Cummins' model of community intervention in which story-telling, dialogue journal writing, and bilingual dialogue between teacher and students…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Context, Empowerment, Ethnography