Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ221766
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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Preparing Teachers for the Mexican-American Handicapped. The Challenge and the Charge.
Plata, Maximo
Teacher Education and Special Education, v2 n4 p21-26 Sum 1979
The article focuses on issues that are important in training teachers to work with Mexican American students who are handicapped. Factors examined include cooperative efforts between local education agencies and universities; teacher attitudes, both toward the culturally different and toward the handicapped; and legislation and litigation. (DLS)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Counseling, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Legislation, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition, Mexican Americans, Multicultural Education, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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