This dissertation investigated various aspects of the problems experienced by many Azorean immigrant children in the U.S., who, having reached an age when formal education is no longer legally compulsory for them, drop out of school. It focused on family values, possible influence of a language problem, relevancy of the educational process to…

Reported is a study of the history of science education in the province of Newfoundland, Canada. Science education was examined within the context of the educational system and in relation to social and cultural development. Causes for current problems in science education, such as declining enrollment in science, acute shortage of qualified…

Data for this study were gathered from primary sources (interviews, government records, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and tapes of programs), as well as secondary sources including the two reports "The Action Study of Educational Uses of Satellite Communications in Remote Alaskan Villages" and "The Educational Satellite…

The purposes of this study were to: (1) explore and interpret sociologically and historically the factors that gave rise to the Chinese language schools; (2) compare and analyze sociologically the responses of two opposing groups of Chinese leaders to the justification of the language schools; (3) shed light for a better understanding of the…

The perceptions of the school system held by selected 6th grade Chicano students, their parents, selected school personnel, and the power structure (i.e., superintendent, school board members, councilmen, mayor) were examined. Two Texas school districts of equal characteristics and size, with heavy Chicano enrollments were selected. In one, the…

Recent controversies about the quality of writing instruction in the nation's schools are examined in this paper. The first chapter summarizes articles in the news media that have pointed to a crisis in education and cites facts that lend support to an opposing view. Chapters two and three discuss conflicting responses from educators, state…

Black studies is an attempt by African-Americans to understand their African cultural heritage and value system. The goals of Black studies are: (1) to enable a reevaluation of information from a perspective which takes into account traditional African humanistic values; (2) to encourage creativity motivated by a positive understanding of one's…

The study was conceived as a critique of the bilingual education curricula generated by the Bilingual Education Act, with specific reference to the Puerto Rican collectivity in the United States. Six criteria were developed, drawing from the integration of theories of social action and language usage. The criteria were then applied to specific…

The purpose of this essay is to uncover the factors which have so greatly affected the educational and social aspect of the Puerto Rican's life in the New York metropolitan area. It is concluded that school systems are obviously not going to foster disorder or encourage criticism. The initiative is up to the community. The Puerto Rican community…

This comparative study examines learning networks from an historical perspective and, in addition to determining the state-of-the-art after seven years of independent development, provides operational definitions of the major critical elements needed to assure the development of a successful learning network model. Learning networks are discussed…