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Direct linkMacías, Ana H.; da Luz Fontes, Ana Areas; Kephart, Kerrie; Blume, María – TESOL Journal, 2013
The authors report on an exploratory pilot project implemented in a large city on the U.S.-Mexico border. The project focuses on a curricular design in a secondary school where beginning-level English as a second language students are taught English language arts in Spanish. The researchers sought to determine whether these students made greater…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness, Performance Factors
Fleener, Charlene; Dahm, P. Frederick – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
The price of teacher attrition is high, not only financially, but also in terms of human and institutional costs. The inability to retain beginning teachers contributes significantly to teacher shortages. This study investigates the effect of the preparation program on teacher attrition. Attrition rates of elementary teacher graduates from two…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Development Schools, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility
Download full textFelice, Lawrence G. – 1978
Attempts to explain poor academic performance of Mexican American bilingual students have relied primarily on two causative models: home and school. Both models were evaluated with data from a matched sample of public school bilingual Mexican American children from grades 1-8, in a medium sized South-Central Texas community. The control group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
A Comparative Study of the Job Performance of Spanish-Surname Police Officers in San Antonio, Texas.
Weaver, Charles N. – 1967
Conducted in 1967, this study contrasted the job performance of Spanish-surname and non-Spanish-surname police officers in the Investigation and Uniform Divisions of the San Antonio Police Department. Educational level and educational performance limited the number of Mexican Americans on the police force. The job performance factors considered…
Descriptors: Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Background, Cultural Traits
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2004
This state report card is derived from "Measuring Up 2004," the national report card for higher education. Its purpose is to provide the public and policymakers with information to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2004" is the third in a series of biennial report cards. The report card…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2006
The purpose of this state report card is to provide the general public and policymakers with information they can use to assess and improve postsecondary education in each state. "Measuring Up 2006" is the fourth in a series of biennial report cards. The report card grades states in six overall performance categories: (1) Preparation:…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Comparative Analysis, Performance Factors
