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Title: A Case Study of Hispanic Middle School Students In An ESL Classroom: Discourses In Academic Reading Instruction
Author: Andrews, Horace
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching
Description: This case study examined student teacher interaction that took place in one ESL middle school classroom with 29 Latino/a students learning to read in English. Observations in classrooms and interviews with teachers were conducted over a ten month ...

Title: Learning from Testimonios about Equity in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Latinx Public School Administrators in North Carolina
Author: Bryson-Evans, Cassie
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: CASSIE BRYSON-EVANS. Learning from Testimonios about Equity in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Latinx Public School Administrators in North Carolina. (Under the direction of DR. WALTER HART). The significance of this study was its ability t...

Title: SCHOOLING CONTEXTS AND ACHIEVEMENT: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL COMPOSITION AND NORTH CAROLINA END OF GRADE READING TEST SCORES OF HISPANIC THIRD GRADERS
Author: Bowden, Kendra
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Reading, Educational tests and measurements
Description: Nationally, Hispanic achievement lags behind non-Hispanic peers in reading proficiency scores. The gap in achievement persists through subsequent grade levels for Black, Hispanic, and poor students of all races. Current school environments present...

Title: THE IMPACT OF THE 287(G) PROGRAM ON PROCESSES OF HISPANIC INTEGRATION AND ENGAGEMENT: A CASE STUDY OF CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NORTH CAROLINA
Author: Mathema, Silva
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Government policy
Description: This research explores the impacts of a federal-local partnership called the 287(g) program on the processes of integration of Hispanics in Charlotte-Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Federal 287(g) allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to p...

Title: The Efficacy of An Educational Intervention on Latinas' Cervical Cancer Screening Knowledge
Author: Harper, Amber
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Nursing, Health education, Medical sciences
Description: Latinas’ lack of knowledge regarding cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines has a significant impact on CCS adherence and ultimately impacts their health outcomes related to cervical cancer. Studies have demonstrated that small media, cultural...