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Barrera, Magdalena L. – Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 2020
In recent years, an increasing number of universities have qualified as Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), thanks in part to significant growth in the numbers of Latinx students who are enrolling in bachelor's degree programs. A greater proportion of this student population is completing bachelor's degrees and continuing into master's and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, School Orientation, Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic American Students
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Sacks, Norman P. – Hispania, 1967
An intensive summer Spanish course conducted at the University of Wisconsin in 1965 for graduate social science majors studying in the Latin American area studies program is described. After outlining the details of the experimental course based on the "Modern Spanish" package and discussing its special implications for modern language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Area Studies, Audiolingual Methods, Graduate Students
Cabrera, Eulalia; And Others – 1988
In its first year, the 1987 Bilingual Program for Eleventh and Twelfth Graders provided mostly over-age, limited-English-speaking students with an opportunity for more timely graduation through instruction in English as a second language (ESL) and content-area instruction in the summer. Eligibility requirements included limited English proficiency…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bilingual Education Programs, Biology, Business Education
White, Maureen; Bluemel, Nancy – 2001
The importance of translated children's books to the literary and cultural development of children is well documented, and the study of other countries is an important part of the school curriculum across grade levels. Therefore, purposes of the research were (1) to share results of research on outstanding translated children's books published…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
This study of the importance of second language and international studies in Illinois in relation to the interests of the state covers the following topics: the importance of second language and international studies, characteristics of effective programs in second language and international studies, the status of those studies in Illinois, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Griessman, B. Eugene; Bertrand, Alvin L. – 1967
Two rural Louisiana communities were selected to evaluate the effectiveness of certain types of communication in preventing man-caused forest fires. The communities were selected on the basis of differences in fire occurrence rates and other factors related to conservation. Questionnaires and personal interviews were utilized to determine views of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Change Agents, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)