Anglo fifth graders, compared to Mexican-Americans and Blacks, perceived more friction and less cohesiveness in language arts classes; other ethnic differences in perceptions of classroom climate were also noted. (Editor)

A research study of the political socialization needs of the Mexican-American community is described. Over 2000 children in grades 4-8 participated; the purpose was to trace development of their political orientations at successive grade levels and to identify differences between Mexican-American and Anglo-American subgroups. (AV)

Ability to take the visual perspective of another was studied among 97 Anglo American and Mexican American boys and girls aged 5 to 6 and 7 to 9. (BD)

Three studies explored children's adoption of cultural forms of representation. Investigated were (1) children's judgments from students' drawings about the age of the artist; (2) children's preferences for drawings and the extent preferences match teachers'; and (3) differences between drawings children produce for themselves and those they…

Chinese subjects were less likely to pursue a conflict with an in-group disputant, and more likely to pursue a conflict with an out-group disputant, than were American subjects. A conflict was more likely to be pursued if the stakes involved were large and the disputant was from an out-group. (Author/BJV)

The predictive validity of the California Achievement Test, Reading (CAT-R) was examined for 480 Hispanic and Anglo pupils in Grades 2 and 3. The validity of the CAT-R as a predictor for reading for combined groups of Hispanic and Anglo pupils appeared to be limited. (Author/LMO)

Identifies, analyzes, describes, and compares the performance behaviors of Mexican-American and Anglo-American deans and chairpersons in Texas community/junior colleges using Critical Incident and Behavioral Event Interviewing Techniques. Results indicate that ethnicity, environment, and role position had only a minimal relationship to the…

If teacher preparation programs are to meet learner needs, a knowledge of cognitive styles will be of value. Mexican-American and Anglo-American children were studied to observe how their culture influenced their learning style. Findings indicate that there were no significant cultural differences in the dimensions of cognitive style for these two…

This study examines variations in family socialization practices among Anglo American and Mexican Americans and the effect of these practices on achievement values, self concept and educational achievement. Data were collected from 102 junior high school students and their families. (Author/BW)

Expanded version of a paper presented at the TESOL (Teaching of English as a Second Language) Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 6, 1971. (DS)

Utilizing data obtained from youth residing in nonmetropolitan areas of Texas, ethnic comparisons were made by sex on several dimensions of occupational and educational status projections. The findings indicated that the three ethnic groups were generally similar, except in reference to status expectations and intensity of aspiration. (Author)

Mexican-American and Anglo-American junior high and high school students of the lower socioeconomic class were administered an attitude towards education scale and a projective technique consisting of pictures for which they were asked to construct stories. The results showed that Mexican-Americans had expressed views toward education which were…

Address delivered at commencement exercises, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vt., on August 11, 1970. (DS)

Anglo and Mexican-American students were assigned to control or experimental conditions (four weeks of special curricular study of Mexican culture) and were than administered an attitude inventory. The posttest means were lower than the pretest means for all groups. This treatment did not cause change in ethnic attitudes and stereotypes.…