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Meeting Multicultural Needs in School Libraries: An Examination of Mexican Migrant Families and Factors that Influence Academic Success
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Plocharczyk, Leah – Journal of Access Services, 2005
The children of Mexican migrants face a number of hardships and difficulties that greatly hamper their ability to succeed in American schools. This paper examines some of the major difficulties and suggests multicultural programs that school librarians can implement in order to help migrant children achieve academic success.
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Academic Achievement, Migrant Children, Migrants
Services for Young Children of Migrant Farmworkers: A Report to the Governor and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Rondero, Virginia; Smith, Rosalie – 1981
Findings and recommendations related to six issues affecting migrant farmworker children ages 0 to 5 years are reported in order to provide evidence of the need for expanded services to these children and to provide direction for currently operating programs. The findings emphasize the following needs: (1) more reliable data about the number of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Child Development, Day Care, Infants
Migrant and Seasonal Workers in Michigan's Agriculture: A Study of Their Contributions, Characteristics, Needs, and Services. Research Report No. 1.
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Rochin, Refugio I.; Santiago, Anne M.; Dickey, Karla S. – 1989
This study examines the characteristics and needs of Michigan's migrant and seasonal farmworkers. The study was based on census data, state agency records, and a statewide survey of service providers. Results indicate that neither mechanization nor other structural changes in Michigan's agricultural economy have diminished the industry's…
Descriptors: Agricultural Trends, Delivery Systems, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluation of Project HAPPIER Survey: Illinois.
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Haenn, Joseph F. – 1984
As part of Project HAPPIER (Health Awareness Patterns Preventing Illnesses and Encouraging Responsibility), a survey was conducted among teachers and other migrant personnel in Illinois to assess the current health needs of migrants. The availability of educational materials was also investigated in the survey in order to ensure that a proposed…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dental Health, Disease Control, Drug Abuse
Migrant Education: An Annotated Bibliography.
Palmer, Barbara C., Comp. – 1982
Materials selected for inclusion in the annotated bibliography of 139 publications from 1970 to 1980 give a general understanding of the lives of migrant children, their educational needs and problems, and various attempts made to meet those needs. The bibliography, a valuable tool for researchers and teachers in migrant education, includes books,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants
Mutual Concerns of Farmers and Farmworkers: An Agenda for Building Partnerships in Michigan.
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Siles, Marcelo E.; Elicerio, Monica B.; Gonzalez, Manuel – 1995
This document reports on a survey regarding the needs and concerns of 51 members of grower associations, 35 seasonal farmworkers, and 74 migrant farmworkers in Michigan. The survey was conducted during the conference "Building Partnerships: Growers, Farmworkers, and Agencies United," held on December 10, 1994, in Lansing, Michigan. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitudes, Civil Rights, Educational Attainment