Three summaries of extension service resource utilization by low income and minority groups during fiscal year 1971 are included, with interpretative observations. The first deals with the relationship between general and low income programs in terms of resources expended in areas of agriculture, home economics, 4-H youth, and community resource…

This document contains a listing of tests which can be used in bilingual bicultural education projects. The evaluation instruments are listed alphabetically and are annotated. Included in the description of each test is information about: title, acronym, author, publisher, source, date, pages, price, age, grade, time, language, group or…

The audit report (1971-72) on the Southeastern New Mexico Bilingual Education Program, under the sponsorship of the Artesia Public Schools, critiques the project evaluation with notations on comparative findings of the evaluation and audit. The report is divided into 4 sections: (1) introductory and general comments on project evaluation quality…

This 1970-71 study compared the relationship of pronunciation to spelling, in English and Spanish, for Mexican American second graders in Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Texas. The investigator selected 78 children from 5 participating schools: 2 in San Antonio and 3 in Corpus Christi. The public schools from which the samples were drawn are…

This annotated bibliography contains a list of tests in Spanish and other languages and nonverbal tests for children in bilingual programs. Included are an alphabetical list of tests showing language and grade range, and further sources of information on assessment for bilingual programs. Attached to the bibliography is an announcement pertaining…

This annotated listing of tests currently available for Spanish speakers provides the grade or age levels for which the tests are intended, the subject matter or areas covered, specific references to test reviews in the Mental Measurements Yearbooks, complete names and addresses of publishers, and other general information of interest to…

The United States experience with bilingual schools falls into two periods: from 1840-1920 and from 1963 to the present. Bilingual schooling may be said to have originated in Cincinnati in 1840, where a large minority of the population was German-speaking. During this first period, perhaps a million American children received a part of their…

The research presented in this document "relates to many questions about bilingualism which educators need to explore." First, 4 degrees of bilingualism are listed which refer to levels of proficiency: (1) The immigrant learns English via his mother tongue and English is used infrequently; (2) The immigrant speaks both his native tongue and…

The 1970-1971 field testing of the Adult Basic Education Empleen Ingles video programs and paper and pencil lessons was undertaken to provide answers to several questions. These questions concerned: (1) the instructional effectiveness of the 30 video programs and pen and pencil lessons; (2) the two programs as single or dual instructional media;…

This bibliography of educational materials lists approximately 100 publications recently acquired by the Colombian National Center for Documentation and Educational Information. The entries are listed according to subject matter; topics range from general educational theory to more specific subject topics. (VM)

Seventeen recommendations by the Education Task Force for the improvement of education for the Spanish speaking are given. These recommendations were made to the President and to departments which provide programs and services for the Spanish speaking. The recommendations pertain to funding applications, job specifications, teacher education,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes toward bilingual education of parents whose children were in bilingual programs and to find if attitude differences related to sex, age, mobility, and education existed between income groups. The sample consisted of 110 pairs of parents whose children were in bilingual programs in 10…

A study was conducted to review and make recommendations concerning current and potential curricular offerings in Chicano Studies at Rio Hondo College. The need for Chicano Studies is discussed in terms of an assessment of current curricula, the emphasis and direction for Chicano Studies, and assessments of library offerings for Chicano Studies.…

An attempt is made to provide a brief outline of the present situation with regard to the language used for computer retrieval. This language is increasingly based on descriptors and thesauri, which contain the key words for manual, mechanical or electronic data retrieval. After a review of the general problem, the document deals with techniques…

This information bulletin is published by the Documentation and Educational Information Center in the Argentine province of Santa Fe. The bulletin reports on educational developments in the province and abroad, educational problems, statistics, legislation, documentation and information techniques, and information from international organizations.…