(1980). Writings From the Network. Teachers' Centers Exchange. Occasional Paper No. 7. This annotated bibliography contains lists of curriculum materials, teachers' commentaries, articles, and books about adult and childrens' learning that have been written by participants in the network of American teacher centers. Citations are presented of writings in the following areas: (1) curriculum; (2) language arts; (3) mathematics instruction; (4) arts and crafts; (5) science instruction; (6) social studies; (7) learning processes; and (8) teacher centers. (JD)… [PDF]

Sanchez, Juanita L. (1978). A Comparison of Achievement of Mexican and Mexican-American Children in the Areas of Reading and Mathematics When Taught Within a Cooperative and Competitive Goal Structure. Mexican and Mexican American students enrolled in 58 bilingual settings (grades K-6) were studied to determine whether there was a relationship between student achievement and specific ethnic and profile characteristics of students and teachers. Five student-related independent variables were based on language dominance. Teacher-related independent variables were cooperative response, teacher training, ethnicity, and grade level taught. A significant relationship existed between cooperative response and achievement of Mexican and Mexican-American students in the areas of reading and mathematics. Mexican and Mexican-American students responded negatively to a cooperative teacher in the lower grades (K-2) and positively in the upper grades (3-6). Students responded positively to the competitive teacher in the earlier grades and negatively to the competitive teacher in the upper grades. Influence, both positive and negative, was at the 5% level of significance. A bilingual setting with…

Lewis, Elizabeth, Comp. (1978). Blackfeet Language Coloring Book. Blackfeet Heritage Program. A part of the Blackfeet Indian Heritage Project, this coloring book features 21 pages of pictures of animal and plant life, foods, and numbers. Arranged in alphabetical order, the pictures are accompanied with their names printed in both the English and Blackfeet languages. The reverse side of each page is left blank to give the student room to practice writing the picture words. A Piegan Blackfeet pronunciation and spelling guide is included for the teacher. Pictures of animals dominate the coloring book; the animal life represented includes the bear, buffalo, cat, cow, coyote, and deer. Also pictured are the dog, horse, mouse, otter, pig, and rabbit. Three birds are represented, the chicken, crow, and owl, as are two reptiles, the frog and turtle. Insects include the bee, butterfly, and grasshopper. The foods pictured include an apple, banana, carrot, corn and orange; there is also a picture of some flowers. Numbers from 1 to 10 are also illustrated. (DS)…

Reyes, Richard H. (1979). Project Salud. Final Report. A bilingual vocational training program was instituted to provide fifty-six Spanish- and Chinese-speaking students with a chance to acquire English language skills and training as medical clerks simultaneously. Community benefits expected and evident need in the area for bilingual medical-clerical employees led to the choice of this field. The twelve-month, four-quarter program had courses concentrated in skill development (office skills and medical office procedures) and English proficiency (language training and medical terminology). On-the-job experience came from work in local offices and clinics, the time ratio of classwork to fieldwork being 3:1. Sixteen courses were developed along with support services that included bilingual counseling and a learning center with bilingual instructors. The bilingual staff availed themselves of an extensive and individualized development program consisting of workshops and inservice training. The program was judged successful based on (1)…

Clarkson, William M. (1978). Spanish Language Materials for the Spanish Speaker: An Overview of the State of the Art. The field of Spanish language instruction for bilingual Chicanos has been an area of pedagogical neglect within most college and university language departments. In the past, teachers wishing to implement a significant modification in their approach and methodology found the task virtually impossible because of a scarcity of commercially prepared materials. The recent appearance of several titles on the commercial market indicates that this trend of neglect may be drawing to a close. This paper reviews eight of these works which represent a cross section of the pedagogical approaches as well as a large portion of the currently available Spanish language textbooks for the Spanish speaker. The literature reviewed includes books by Paulline Baker, Marie Esman Barker, Fidel de Leon, Rosa Kestelman, Susan Maiztegui, Lequerica de la Vega, Sara and Carmen Salazar Parr, Guadalupe C. Quintanilla, James B. Silman, Guadalupe Valdes Fallis and Richard V. Teschner. For each of the books there is…

Hackbert, Peter H.; Sather, Gregory A. (1975). Interpersonal Communications Inventory: A Need Assessment of the Communication Skill Competencies of Educational Personnel Attending In-Service Training Activities Conducted by the Cherokee Bilingual Project, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Final Report. The Interpersonal Communications Inventory (ICI), developed by Bienvenu, identifies and compares the communication patterns, characteristics, styles, and processes of educational personnel. One hundred forty-three individuals, most of whom were teachers or teacher aides from bilingual schools in six school districts in northeastern Oklahoma, participated in the project. The ICI was administered during an inservice training workshop. This 40-item scale measured the process of communication as an element of social interaction; in particular, the individual's ability to listen, to empathize, to understand, to manage angry feelings, to express oneself, and to communicate skillfully were explored. The results indicated that interpersonal communication skill competencies were held highest by teachers, then by administrators, and finally, by teacher aides. Teachers responded highest to self concept and clarity of expression, while they scored lower than counselors, administrators, and…

McClafferty, James; And Others (1969). Foreign Language Innovative Curricula Studies; End of Grant Period Report. Title III, ESEA, 1968-1969. This final administrative report describing seven language-related programs in the Foreign Language Innovative Curricula Studies (FLICS) project includes program description and objectives, evaluation reports, testing materials, and program costs. A Bilingual Curriculum Development Program was to develop materials in the teaching of standard English as a second language to language handicapped kindergarten children. The Learning Laboratory Program features automated learning carrels using flexible audio and visual equipment for study of language and other related materials. An Associated Staff Training Program is designed to train school personnel in the discovery and solution of instructional problems. Language programs include Humanities in French, Spanish-American Language and Culture, Polish Language and Heritage, and Dutch Language and Heritage. (RL)… [PDF]

Gonsalves, Julia, Comp.; And Others (1971). Bibliography of Spanish Materials for Children: Kindergarten Through Grade Six. This annotated bibliography of instructional materials, intended for students, teachers, and native speakers of Spanish, contains more than 400 items emphasizing both language and culture. The entries are arranged alphabetically in sections including: (1) books in series; (2) children's literature; (3) dictionaries and encyclopedias; (4) dramatization, rhymes, and poetry; (5) games, puzzles, and activities; (6) health and science; (7) mathematics; (8) music; (9) reading and language arts, and (10) social science. Bibliographic information includes the price of the publication, availability, and suggested readership. Appendixes contain a directory of publishers and distributors, and a book evaluation form. (RL)… [PDF]

(1988). Higher-Education Funds in the Fiscal 1989 Budget. Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n24 pA25 Feb 24. Fiscal 1987 actual, fiscal 1988 actual, and fiscal 1989 requested budgets for higher education through the Department of Education and other federal agencies are presented. Student, institutional, and specific program assistance budgets are listed. (MSE)…

Jensen, Ina; Luna, J. Don; Rechis, Ruth (2002). Learning through Drama. This chapter is part of a book that recounts the year's work at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Rather than an "elitist" laboratory school for the children of university faculty, the dual-language ECDC is a collaboration between the Corpus Christi Independent School District and the university, with an enrollment representative of Corpus Christi's population. The chapter describes the ECDC's Learning through Drama program, in which children explore weekly concepts through movement and drama. Examples include movement and drama activities related to children's books, mime, field trips, geography, movies, and math, language, and science skills. The chapter includes a list of children's books. (EV)… [PDF]

Marx, Sherry (2002). Entanglements of Altruism, Whiteness, and Deficit Thinking: Preservice Teachers Working with English Language Learners of Color. This study examined the altruistic motivations of nine white, female preservice teachers who spent one semester tutoring English Language Learners (ELLs) of Mexican origin. Data were collected via classroom observations and discussions about their teaching aspirations, the children they tutored, and their own racial identity. Results indicated that although the participants were devoted to children and education, generous with their time, and struggling to share their honest feelings, the deficit thinking that was entangled with their own whiteness pervaded all aspects of their contact with, beliefs about, and expectations for the ELLs of color they tutored. The students they tutored were disadvantaged by the influences of whiteness on their tutors. The paper argues that whiteness is an amalgamation of classism, deficit thinking, and racism that privileges the dominant white group and disadvantages everyone else. The whiteness that affected the study participants continuously worked…

(1998). Academic Achievement of Elementary Students with Limited English Proficiency in Texas Public Schools. Policy Research Report Number 10. This report presents findings about the academic performance of elementary students with limited English proficiency (LEP) who entered first grade in Texas public schools in 1992-93. In general, performance gaps existed between elementary LEP students and non-LEP students, in terms of Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) results and retention rates. LEP students experienced a relatively higher incidence of living in poverty, of attending schools with concentrations of economically disadvantaged students, and of attending schools that, campus-wide, performed worse on TAAS. The report highlights factors that impact LEP students' academic achievement: socioeconomic status, consistency of services in special language programs, preschool attendance, mobility, regularity of school attendance, retention in grade, and prior experience taking the TAAS in English. Geographic distribution of grade-1 LEP students is shown for 1992-93, including data for education service center regions…. [PDF]

(1995). The Budget at a Glance, Compared with Fiscal 1995; Proposed Federal Spending on Colleges, Students, and Scientific Research in 1996. Chronicle of Higher Education, v41 n23 pA30-31 Feb 17. Charts and graphs present data on changes in fiscal 1996 funding for the Department of Education and other federal agencies, and tables report dollar amounts of fiscal 1995 actual spending, fiscal 1996 estimated expenses, and fiscal 1996 requested aid for student assistance, graduate support, institutional assistance, research, and other purposes. (MSE)…

McCollum, Pamela A.; Walker, Constance L. (1992). Minorities in America 2000. Education and Urban Society, v24 n2 p178-95 Feb. An overview of educational policies toward language-minority students from 1960 to the present indicates how often they have been ignored. The new national standards movement, America 2000, is no exception. The effects that this initiative might have on the education of language-minority students are explored. (SLD)…

Gutierrez, Kris D. (1992). A Comparison of Instructional Contexts in Writing Process Classrooms with Latino Children. Education and Urban Society, v24 n2 p244-62 Feb. Discusses research on the importance of context and social interaction on the development of school literacy, particularly writing development, concentrating on five classes of Latino elementary school students. Specific features of institutional contexts that shape writing process instruction are identified. Necessary broadening of current writing process curricula is urged. (SLD)…

Fabris, Mary; And Others (1984). Language Development Handbook for Secondary Students with Limited Proficiency in English. Curriculum Support Series. A guide for teachers, counselors, and administrators of Manitoba high school programs enrolling limited-English-proficient (LEP) students is designed to provide background information and resources for helping these students develop English language skills for success in school and beyond while receiving a sound basic education in a full range of subjects. Guidelines for the reception, orientation, placement, integration, and follow-up of immigrant and Canadian native students in the school are outlined. Recommended course outlines for the English language component of LEP student programs are presented, including two levels of English as a second language, a transitional course, a functional literacy program, and special needs programming. A section on accommodating diverse cultural backgrounds suggests teacher and staff behaviors to support student needs. A language development approach to instructing LEP students in any subject is described, suggesting classroom techniques for…

Chang, Edward Taehan (1996). Toward Understanding Korean and African American Relations. OAH Magazine of History, v10 n4 p67-72 Sum. Presents a lesson plan that examines the economic, cultural, and ideological factors that influence Korean and African American relations. Discusses how the two groups perceive each other and situates the role of race and class in this relationship. Includes informational handouts and discussion questions. (MJP)…

Ferro, Trenton R., Ed. (2003). Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Adult and Continuing Education Research Conference (6th, Harrisburg, PA, March 15, 2003). These 21 papers share research findings on the link between practice and research in adult, continuing, community, and distance education. Nine invited papers are "Evolution of Activists" (Baird); "Toward a Phenomenology of Adults' Learning Experiences" (Baptiste et al.); "Quest for the Grail? Searching for Critical Thinking in Adult Education" (Boxler); "Adult Education as Snake Oil Under the Guise of Democracy" (Carr-Chellman, Carr-Chellman); "Production of Knowledge in Work Teams" (Howell); "Life Since Then: Reconstructing Korean Women's Educational Experiences and Their Lives" (Hyun); "Form or Flesh: Social Factors That Impact Women's Practice of Breast Self-Examination" (London); "Marketing God: Critical Inquiry into Spirituality in the Workplace" (Milacci, Howell); and"From Symbols, Stories, and Social Artifacts to Social Architecture and Agency" (Siegel). Twelve refereed papers are… [PDF]

(2004). Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Lithuania–National Description 2003/04. Eurydice The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2) Measures offering school-based support to immigrant children and their families; (3) Intercultural approaches in education; and (4) Evaluation, pilot projects, debates and forthcoming reforms. This paper focuses on the integration at school of immigrant children in Lithuania. A bibliography is included. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [CD-ROM is not included with this publication. For the main report, "Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Measures to Foster Communication with Immigrant Families and Heritage Language Teaching for Immigrant Children," see ED539128.]… [Direct]

(2004). Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Austria–National Description 2003-04. Eurydice The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2) Measures offering school-based support to immigrant children and their families; (3) Intercultural approaches in education; and (4) Evaluation, pilot projects, debates and forthcoming reforms. This paper focuses on the integration at school of immigrant children in Austria. (Contains 7 footnotes.) [CD-ROM is not included with this publication. For the main report, "Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Measures to Foster Communication with Immigrant Families and Heritage Language Teaching for Immigrant Children," see ED539128.]… [Direct]

(2004). Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Norway–National Description 2003/04. Eurydice The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2) Measures offering school-based support to immigrant children and their families; (3) Intercultural approaches in education; and (4) Evaluation, pilot projects, debates and forthcoming reforms. This paper focuses on the integration at school of immigrant children in Norway. (Contains 1 footnote.) [CD-ROM is not included with this publication. For the main report, "Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Measures to Foster Communication with Immigrant Families and Heritage Language Teaching for Immigrant Children," see ED539128.]… [Direct]

(2004). Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Malta–National Description 2003/04. Eurydice The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2) Measures offering school-based support to immigrant children and their families; (3) Intercultural approaches in education; and (4) Evaluation, pilot projects, debates and forthcoming reforms. This paper focuses on the integration at school of immigrant children in Malta. (Contains 1 footnote.) [CD-ROM is not included with this publication. For the main report, "Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Measures to Foster Communication with Immigrant Families and Heritage Language Teaching for Immigrant Children," see ED539128.]… [Direct]

(2004). Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: France–National Description 2003/04. Eurydice The national contributions contained in this paper and on the Eurydice website formed the basis for the comparative study on the integration at school of immigrant children in Europe. Each contribution has exactly the same structure with four main sections entitled as follows: (1) National definitions and demographic context of immigration; (2) Measures offering school-based support to immigrant children and their families; (3) Intercultural approaches in education; and (4) Evaluation, pilot projects, debates and forthcoming reforms. This paper focuses on the integration at school of immigrant children in France. (Contains 4 footnotes.) [CD-ROM is not included with this publication. For the main report, "Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: Measures to Foster Communication with Immigrant Families and Heritage Language Teaching for Immigrant Children," see ED539128.]… [Direct]

Ballesteros, Octavio A. (1979). Preparing Teachers for Bilingual Education: Basic Readings. Issues related to bilingual bicultural education of Mexican American students are discussed in this collection of 26 articles contributed by 12 authors. The anthology focuses on the Mexican American in the Southwest and is intended primarily, though not exclusively, for the reader who is unfamiliar with the Spanish language and culture. Selections provide information on basic concepts in bilingual education; historical, linguistic, psychological, and cultural perspectives; and teaching methodology. The selections include scholarly and informal essays, research, oral history, short stories, poetry, state-of-the-art reviews, and opinion papers. Topics include the causes and effects of poverty among Mexican Americans, definintion of and contrast between bilingualism and biculturalism, personal experiences in a monolingual first grade, the Mexican heritage of the Southwest, the need for applied linguistics in the education of bilingual teachers, the structure of the Chicano family,…

Jackson, Shirley F. (1999). Teaching Short-Term and Long-Term Goal-Setting to ESL Students for Educational, Personal, and Career Application. Action Research Monograph. Because an English-as-a-second-language (ESL) teacher in Pennsylvania observed from the intake questionnaires completed by her students that many ESL students lack short- and long-term goal-setting skills, she undertook an action research project to help ESL students develop the short- and long-term goal-setting skills needed for educational, personal, and career application. She established personal interview sessions with students, had students begin journals, and conducted question-and-answer sessions. She also developed activities to improve students' listening skills. The activities were designed to be sensitive to the different cultural backgrounds of the class's Hispanic, Asian, and Middle Eastern students. During the course of the 6-week project, the student processed the procedures for setting short-term and long-term goals. At the beginning of the project, students could not seem to mesh educational and personal goals. As they worked on specific goals, however, they began… [PDF]

(2004). Chronicle of Higher Education. Volume 50, Number 44, July 9, 2004. Chronicle of Higher Education, v50 n44 Jul. "Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This July 9, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Learning Communities Can Be Cohesive-And Divisive" (Jaffee, David); (2) "The Ghosts of War" (Appy, Christian G.); (3) "There's Such a Thing as Way Too Public" (Hall, Kermit L.); (4) "A Wide-Open Search Provides Many Advantages" (Petersen, John D.); (5) "Choose Public-College Presidents in the Sunshine but Know When to Draw the Shades" (Hearn, James C.; McLendon, Michael K.); (6) "At Last We Can Replace Lectures" (Detweiler, Richard); (7) "Why the E-Learning Boom Went Bust" (Zemsky, Robert; Massy, William F.); (8) "The Two Freuds" (Brottman, Mikita); (9) "When the Honeymoon Is Over: At Some Point, the Courting Ends and the Hot Young Ph.D. Has… [Direct]

(1977). Language Maintenance. This annotated bibliography which includes all entries into the ERIC system dealing with language maintenance was compiled to show the type of information available to users of the system. The citations deal principally with bilingualism and bilingual education in the United States, Canada, Israel, Ireland, the Pacific islands and Southeast Asia. The importance of maintaining language resources in the United States is stressed and it is stated that maintenance should be the goal of all bilingual education programs in the United States. Entries include journal articles and research related reports, each citation consisting of the author, title, appropriate descriptors, and an annotation or abstract. (CFM)…

Schlack, Marilyn; And Others (1993). Practicing Community Leadership: Partnerships Are the Key to Success. The papers in this collection describe partnership programs and projects involving Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC) in Michigan. The first paper, "The Arcadia Commons Partnership: The Community College and Economic Redevelopment," by Marilyn Schlack, describes the Arcadia Commons, a business-education park in downtown Kalamazoo, developed through the combined efforts of KVCC, area business and financial institutions, and the Kalamazoo Public Museum. The Commons houses numerous institutions including KVCC's downtown satellite center, the West Michigan Cancer Center, and the four-level New Museum. The second paper, "Partners in Workforce Development," by Helen McCauslin, describes KVCC's leadership role in three multi-partner coalitions: Education for Employment, the Southwest Michigan Coalition for Tech Prep, and the Kalamazoo Valley Partners for Quality. The third paper, "Partnerships in Internationalization: The Title VIa and Beacon Projects,"… [PDF]

King, Linda, Ed. (1998). Reflecting Visions. New Perspectives on Adult Education for Indigenous Peoples. This book contains 14 papers: \Indigenous Peoples and Adult Education: A Growing Challenge\ (Rodolfo Stavenhagen); \Indigenous Peoples: Progress in the International Recognition of Human Rights and the Role of Education\ (Julian Burger); \Adult Learning in the Context of Indigenous Societies\ (Linda King); \Linguistic Rights and the Role of Indigenous Languages in Adult Education\ (Utta von Gleich); \Youth and Adult Education and Literacy for Indigenous Peoples in Latin America: Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia\ (Teresa Valiente Catter); \The Educational Reality of the Indigenous Peoples of the Mesoamerican Region\ (Vilma Duque); \Multiculturalism and Adult Education: The Case of Chile\ (Francisco Vergara E.); \Anangu Teacher Education: An Integrated Adult Education Programme\ (Mary Ann Bin-Sallik, Nan Smibert); \Inuit Experiences in Education and Training Projects\ (Kevin Knight); \Adult Education among Indigenous Peoples in Ecuador\ (Pedro Humberto Ushina S.);… [PDF]

Sheared, Vanessa, Ed.; Sissel, Peggy A., Ed. (2001). Making Space: Merging Theory and Practice in Adult Education. This book represents the beginning dialogue and critique of social, political, economic, and historical forms of hegemony operating in the adult education field. Twenty-three chapters are grouped into five sections. Section I, Deconstructing Exclusion and Inclusion in Adult Education, offers a dialogue on hegemony and critiques the philosophical, sociolinguistic, and historical foundations of the field that have made issues of class, race, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation invisible in the current mainstream adult education literature. The first five chapters are: "Opening the Gates: Reflections on Power, Hegemony, Language, and the Status Quo" (Sissel, Sheared); "Incorporating Postmodernist Perspectives into Adult Education" (Hemphill); "Challenging Adult Learning: A Feminist Perspective" (Flannery, Hayes); "Talking About Whiteness: 'Adult Learning Principles' and the Invisible Norm" (Shore); and "An Invisible Presence, Silenced…