This report concerns conditions in Boston and Springfield, the cities with the largest concentrations of Puerto Ricans in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The lack of adequate statistics on living conditions of Puerto Ricans remains one of the main barriers to determining a solution for any problem of the Puerto Rican community. This situation…

A new wave of reform is needed for Latin American universities suffering from structural rigidity, duplicity, inefficiency, and lack of community. The structural crisis in the university reflects the general social crisis in which society is pressured by opposing forces leading it toward either historical modernization or evolutionary…

This manual presents an introduction in Spanish to the various areas of vocational and technical education commonly available in the vocational secondary schools of Pennsylvania. It discusses course requirements, future possibilities in the particular vocation, and related jobs. Included among the fields discussed are auto mechanics, electrical…

The regional service center in Austin has implemented a bilingual program serving elementary-age children in 3 locales. During its 2nd year of operation, the program served 5 pilot 1st-grade classes and 5 pilot 2nd-grade classes, providing innovative materials, consultants, and in-service activities to guide teachers in developing a cohesive…

This document describes an experimental, multinational plan for adult secondary education sponsored through the Organization of American States and the Argentine Ministry of Culture and Education. General and specific goals of the program are listed here along with details of the proposed curriculum and areas of study, entrance requirements,…

Sixty-four Spanish lessons for use in a televised beginning college Spanish program are presented in this text. Lessons include exercises, verb study, conversation, vocabulary development, and grammatical analysis. Fundamental to the course is the belief that mastery of grammar can only be achieved through conversation. As a consequence, lessons…

The first in a series of publications developed by the Materials Acquisition Project, this booklet contains annotations of potentially useful educational materials from prekindergarten through grade 12 that have been acquired from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. Annotated listings include reference to source, availability, cost, and…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish and Puerto Rican instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include general works, social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history.…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history. Materials are…

Bibliographic data, physical characteristics, contents, prices, and ordering instructions for Spanish instructional materials listed in this issue of the Materials Acquisition Project are provided for each entry. Subject categories include social science, language arts, pure science, technology, the arts, literature, and history. Materials are…

This document contains articles and reports relevant to the bilingual education programs in the Chicago Public Schools. The booklet includes announcements of cultural and learning activities; projects and opportunities for teachers; articles on bilingual education in America, accountability, and the National Conference on Bilingual Education;…

This publication is the report of an attempt by the Division of Compensatory Education to evaluate the effectiveness of parent advisory committees as they operate in relation to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs in California Schools. The sample for this study was randomly selected. It consisted of 186 advisory committees…