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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Charting a New Course: Understanding the Sociocultural, Political, Economic and Historical Context of Latino/a Education in the United States
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Cammarota, Julio; Cannella, Chiara; Garcia, Emmanuel; Gonzalez, Maria; Irizarry, Jason G.; Moll, Luis C.; Nieto, Sonia; Pedraza, Pedro; Perez, Beatrix; Quinones, Sandra; Rivera, Melissa; Romo, Harriett; Valenzuela, Angela – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
The work of addressing the challenge of the education of Latinos/as has begun through, among other efforts, the National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project, or NLERAP. Beginning in 2000 as a national initiative of the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos at Hunter College, NLERAP's goal has been to add multiple Latino/a perspectives to…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Educational Attainment, Action Research, Educational History
Introduction
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Nieto, Sonia; Rivera, Melissa; Quinones, Sandra; Irizarry, Jason – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
The work of addressing the challenge of the education of Latinos/as has begun through, among other efforts, the National Latino/a Education Research and Policy Project (NLERAP). Beginning in 2000 as a national initiative of the Centro de Estudios Puertorriquenos at Hunter College, NLERAP's goal has been to add multiple Latino/a perspectives to the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Research, Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Needs
The NLERAP Approach
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Nieto, Sonia; Rivera, Melissa; Irizarry, Jason – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
From the start, NLERAP has been based on two major premises: one is that a sociocultural and sociopolitical approach to learning is more effective than a traditional approach, particularly in the case of populations that have historically been marginalized through their education; and the second is that research is more meaningful and inclusive…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods, Educational Research
A Brief Demographic Portrait
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Nieto, Sonia – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
This article presents a brief demographic portrait, with particular emphasis on school-related issues, that points to the dire situation of Latino/a education. According to the 2010 Census, the number of Hispanics (the term used in government data) currently was 50,477,594 million, an increase of 43 percent since 2000, making this group the…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students, Migrant Children, Demography
Instructional Practices and Approaches
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Nieto, Sonia; Irizarry, Jason – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
In this article, the authors examine some of the historical instructional approaches that have been used with Latino/a students, and they analyze the impact these have had on their educational experiences and outcomes. They also highlight some participatory action research projects and culturally responsive pedagogy as promising instructional…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Empowerment, Educational Experience
Connecting the Interpersonal, Instructional, and Institutional Contexts
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Nieto, Sonia; Rivera, Melissa; Quinones, Sandra – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
As discussed throughout this paper, many institutional and instructional strategies can facilitate higher achievement among Latino/a students. Many of these are effective partly because of the relationships they foster. But we also want to point out a few concrete examples of supportive constructive relationships. The common thread in these…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, School Community Relationship, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement
Conclusion and Recommendations
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Nieto, Sonia; Rivera, Melissa; Quinones, Sandra; Irizarry, Jason – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2012
As we have seen throughout this paper, the education of Latino/a students is in crisis. At the same time, based on our review of promising practices and creative projects, we also believe that this is a time of great opportunity. There are a number of areas that are especially crucial in improving the education of Latinos/as. Based on our critical…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Educational Change, Summative Evaluation, Teacher Education Programs