Intended to contribute to the furthering of the development of alternative schools, this book discusses various problems and issues which arise in setting up culture-based, bilingual programs. These include: (1) possible types of alternative efforts at schooling, (2) questions which need to be considered before setting up a curriculum, (3) curriculum development, (4) Chicano language/speech and language planning in the school, (5) school organization, (6) training in the school, (7) financial costs and fund raising, and (8) program evaluation and documentation. The sociopolitical context of Chicanos and schools in the United States is discussed. Also included are: (1) a listing of followup readings, given at the end of each chapter; (2) a 47-item annotated and selected bibliography of materials pertaining to bilingualism and bilingual education, Chicano speech, and Chicano education in general; and (3) a partial directory of Chicano alternative schools and of Chicano Studies Programs. (NQ)