ERIC Number: ED303050
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Jun
Pages: 48
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Project Caribe, 1986-1987. OEA Evaluation Report.
Villegas, Jose J.; Cabrera, Eulalia
Project CARIBE (Career Awareness in Bilingual Education) was a Title VII-funded project in its third year at two New York high schools, one in Brooklyn and one in Queens. The project supplemented municipally funded bilingual programs for limited-English-speaking Hispanic students by establishing a resource/computer center and conducting academic counseling, career education and career-related enrichment experiences, curriculum development activities, and parental involvement activities. During its third year, the program served 314 students of widely varying preparedness in the content areas and in native and English language proficiency. Project funds supported a central project director and a resource teacher and paraprofessional at each site. Staff development activities included conference and workshop attendance, on-site training sessions, and some university course attendance. Parent involvement consisted of parent advisory councils, trips and cultural festivals, and conferences on school-related topics. Quantitative analysis of student achievement data indicates that program objectives were not met in English language skills and content area achievement, and could not be measured in native language development. However, the program's attendance rate was significantly higher than the school-wide attendance rate. Recommendations for program improvement include reestablishment of parent English and Americanization classes, class organization, staff development, and modification of objectives. (MSE)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Career Awareness, Career Education, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Faculty Development, Federal Aid, High Schools, Language Proficiency, Language Skills, Limited English Speaking, Native Language Instruction, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, School Counseling, Spanish Speaking, Urban Schools
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Department of Education, Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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