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Nebraska State Dept. of Education, Lincoln. – 2001
This report, printed in English and Spanish versions, is the first Nebraska State Report Card. It provides a snapshot of Nebraska schools using statewide averages. Nebraska students scored better than students nationwide in reading, with 60% of Nebraska students in grades 3-4, 7-8, and 10-12 scoring above the median on a standardized reading test.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
1992
At the second Transborder Library Forum, 181 participants from the United States and Mexico gathered to discuss topics of international librarianship. The proceedings include the following sections: Discurso de Bienvenida (Welcome Speech) (Carlos Salas); "El Etnocentrismo Mexicano y Los Servicios de Informacion" (Mexican Ethnocentrism…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Networks, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
Karadima, Oscar – 1985
Ten-year development plans of each of the eight campuses of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, formerly called Universidad Tecnica del Estado, are evaluated, using content analysis. In addition to narrative descriptions, diagrams illustrate the features of each plan, which covers the period 1983-1993. Topics covered by the plans were grouped…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Planning
Lastra, Yolanda – 1989
This document is one of 17 volumes on indigenous Mexican languages and is the result of a project undertaken by the Archivo de Lenguas Indigenas de Mexico. This volume contains information on Otomi, an indigenous language of Mexico spoken in San Andres Cuexcontitlan, in the state of Mexico. The objective of collecting such a representative…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Languages, American Indians, Cultural Background
Langemach, Sharon; Koepplinger, Jessica – 1982
Prepared for migrant farmworkers traveling in the State of Illinois, the booklet, written in English and Spanish, provides basic information on (1) employment conditions--requirements of crew leaders and employers, deductions from wages, and laws regulating child labor; (2) housing--conditions of the camp grounds and of living units; (3)…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Civil Rights, Due Process, Employment Practices
Prewitt-Diaz, Joseph O., Ed. – 1984
This is a collection of papers related to psychological assessment and counseling in Puerto Rico. Included are: (1) an introduction (in Spanish), by Joseph O. Prewitt-Diaz; (2) "A Procedure for Constructing Valid Cross-Cultural Attitude Measures for Use in Puerto Rico," by Cecil R. Trueblood; (3) "Perfil de Personalidad en el…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Counseling
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Starobinski, Jean – Revista de Occidente, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Formal Criticism, Impressionistic Criticism, Literary Criticism
Jerez Gomez, Maximo J. – 1979
Divided into two areas of emphasis, this paper explores the potential of non-formal education in developing countries and non-formal education as it relates to the Dominican Republic. The first section presents background material on non-formal education and discusses types of programs being applied in a number of countries throughout the world.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. Refugee Service Center. – 1995
This resettlement guide, entirely in Spanish, describes the initial stage of resettlement and the processes that refugees undergo as new arrivals. Subjects covered in this guide include pre-arrival procedures, admissions criteria, immigrant's statement of understanding, travel costs and U.S. Customs; resettlement procedures, immigrants'…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Compensation (Remuneration), Daily Living Skills
Dolz-Blackburn, Ines – 1981
Chicanos attending universities in the United States are, in general, frustrated individuals. With two languages and two cultures, they feel uneasy in both and usually go to the university with an inferiority complex. In spite of these shortcomings, Chicanos are, generally, subjected to the same entrance exams and requirements as the rest of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Opportunities
Employment Standards Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Women's Bureau. – 1976
The report presents data on selected social, economic, and demographic characteristics of women of Spanish origin in the United States. Derived from the population reports of the U.S. Census Bureau and the March 1973 Manpower Report of the President, the statistical data pertain to age, residence, marital status, heads of families and households,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Census Figures, Demography
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Economic and Social Research Council, Edinburgh (Scotland). Centre for Educational Sociology. – 1996
This guidebook provides Spanish-speaking refugees being resettled in the United States with general information about what they will encounter and the services they can receive in their first months in the country. This is the Spanish version, and is available in several other languages. The book is distributed to overseas processing agencies,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Civil Rights, Cultural Awareness
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Zamora, Juan Clemente – Hispania, 1978
This article defines bilingualism and bilingual education and traces the history of bilingual education in the United States, starting with the Spanish missions in the west. (Text is in Spanish.) (NCR)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingualism, Cultural Education
Oroz, Rodolfo – Yelmo, 1979
Traces the history of the study of linguistics in Chile and discusses how linguistics is being taught at the university level in Chile today. (NCR)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Higher Education, Language Instruction
Cespedes, Francisco S., Ed. – 1969
The presidents and foreign ministers in Latin America recognize the importance of applying technology to school administration as the first step in any educational reform. In October 1968, the Organization of American States (OAS) [Organizacion de los Estados Americanos (OEA)], sponsored a symposium in Brasilia, Brazil, in cooperation with the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, College Administration, Educational Administration
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