The Education Reform Movement [microform] : Impact on Hispanic Youth in the Mid-Atlantic Region / Rafael Valdivieso
- Bib ID:
- 5575972
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Valdivieso, Rafael
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED376257
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985
- 21 p.
- Summary:
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To understand why the general situation of young Hispanic Americans is critical it is necessary to consider some demographic characteristics of the Hispanic population and examine the need for reform in their educational experiences. The impact of some current initiatives in the Mid-Atlantic region are discussed, and some alternative reforms are suggested. Hispanics are the youngest and fastest growing segment of the U.S. population and in the Mid-Atlantic region in particular. A number of factors contribute to low academic achievement among Hispanic-American youth, and a high dropout rate is a further indication that Hispanics are not faring well in school. Limited English proficiency is only one aspect of the situation, which is compounded by a number of social factors. A survey of education reforms in the Mid-Atlantic region suggests that many reforms have been fashioned as if the nation were homogeneously white and middle class. A look at proposed alternative reforms indicates that these may also ignore the special needs of at-risk students. Fine tuning reform efforts will be necessary if the needs of Hispanic-American youth are to be met. Three tables summarize reform efforts. (Contains 21 references.) (SLD)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.
- Sponsoring Agency: Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at "The Education Reform Movement: Impact on At-Risk Youth" conference (Philadelphia, PA, May 9-10, 1985).
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Publication date:
- 1985
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