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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Mexican American students"”.
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Beyond computation in mathematics: An instructional study with third-grade bilingual Mexican American students
… educators about non bilingual mainstream students' problem solutions to different types of arithmetic word problems, the strategies they use, the effect of language on their understanding of word problems, and the types of errors they make. In contrast, only a few studies have examined the …
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Immigrant Stories: Generation 1.5 Mexican American Students and English Language Learning in an Illinois Community College
… of a group often designated as "Generation 1.5" students. These immigrant students were born in another country, came to the United States at the age of 13 or older, and graduated from high school in this country. This qualitative research study occurs within two Illinois community colleges that …
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Examining the first-year experiences and perceptions of sense of belonging among Mexican American students enrolled in a Texas HBCU
… historic mission focuses on educating African Americans, some Texas HBCU presidents and administrators maintain that their supportive campus environment could serve as a possible opportunity for Latino student success. HBCU outreach efforts offer a variety of areas for further investigation, …
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Caste, collusion and conflict: An ethnographic study of factors affecting the dropout of Mexican-American students in a Chicago barrio elementary school
… high rate of secondary school dropout among Mexican-origin students in the United States has been well documented statistically, but little has been written on the school experiences of these students in barrio elementary schools of northern states. This study aims to fill the gap by …
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The Historical Exclusion of Mexican Americans in Music Education
This historical study explores Mexican American student access to music education programs during the four main periods of Mexican American educational experience identified by Chicano education history scholar Gilbert G. Gonzalez (2013): de jure segregation (1900-1950), the inter-American period …
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The Historical Evolution of Texas State University through the Eyes of Three Latino Males
… their collective sixty plus years of service as students and professionals This research uses Social Cartography to capture three life stories of Mexican American men working within the Division of Student Affairs at Texas State University. This research explores their life experiences, …
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The influence of a female high school art educator on the careers of her students.
… Gawlik, had on the career path of a group of her students, a high percentage of whom are Mexican American and/or of low socioeconomic status. Interviews of the teacher and seven of her former students revealed five themes related to the teacher's practice that affected her students' choice to …
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Literature circles : Latina/o students' daily experiences as part of the classroom curriculum
After the Mexican-American war, the educational experience of Mexican and Mexican -American students was one of segregation, discrimination, and inequalities. Latina/o histories and funds of knowledge have not been historically part of the classroom curriculum. Although scholars, educators, and …
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Community Cultural Wealth Within New Latinx Destinations: Mexican American Narratives of College Completion in Oregon
… explores the college access experiences of 20 Mexican American students within Oregon through a Community Cultural Wealth framework (Yosso, 2005). Participants were recruited through a purposeful sampling approach, accompanied with snowball sampling, that was used to locate rich key informants …
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Case Studies in Teaching Evolution: The Intersection of Dilemmas in Practice
… was rural and had a large population of Mormon students, while the other district was urban, with a large majority Mexican/Mexican-American students. Using a case study approach, I observed three biology teachers during their evolution lessons, interviewed them throughout the unit, co-planned …
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Mexican-American High School Students and the Role of Literacy Across Home-School-Community Settings
"The findings indicated that students demonstrated different literacy practices in their homes and community than those acknowledged at school. In school, Mexican background students were viewed in terms of their limited English status and were mostly enrolled in low academic tracks. Mexican …
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Effects of parental involvement on Mexican-American eighth grade students' academic achievement: a structural equations analysis
Mexican-American children are educationally disadvantaged, are at-risk for academic failure, and have not demonstrated the academic achievement that other immigrant groups have, even after they have lived in the U.S. for many generations. Today, parental involvement is being touted by government …
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Mexican American and Caucasian university students' experience of sexual harassment: the intertwining of power and culture
… examined the sexual harassment of university students, little research has specifically addressed the sexual harassment of Mexican American university students. The main purpose of this study was to gather data about the harassment experiences of Mexican American female students and to …
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Developing ethnic identity through Chicano
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