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Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy

Description: This report reviews and analyzes the situation, concerns, and activities of Afro-descendants in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America. It then discusses current U.S. foreign aid programs, as well as multilateral initiatives, that have directly or indirectly assisted Afro-Latinos. The report concludes with a discussion of potential policy options that have been proposed should the United States elect to provide further support for Afro-Latinos.
Date: November 21, 2008
Creator: Seelke, Clare Ribando
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy

Description: This report reviews and analyzes the situation, concerns, and activities of Afro-descendants in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America. It then discusses current U.S. foreign aid programs, as well as multilateral initiatives, that have directly or indirectly assisted Afro-Latinos. The report concludes with a discussion of potential policy options that have been proposed should the United States elect to provide further support for Afro-Latinos.
Date: September 29, 2005
Creator: Ribando, Clare
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of Two Approaches to the Teaching of Spelling in the Seventh Grade of a Bicultural School System

Description: This study was designed to determine the relative effectiveness of a group-study approach to the teaching of spelling as compared with an individual-study approach to the teaching of spelling in the seventh grade of a school with a large number of students of Latin American extraction.
Date: January 1969
Creator: Klemm, James F., 1929-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study to Determine the Best Educational Policy for Interpreting the School to the Community in Latin-American Areas

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the best policy for interpreting the school to the community in Latin-American areas. Special effort will be made to develop a sound public relations policy and to apply this policy in a Latin-American situation.
Date: August 1950
Creator: Overcash, Virginia A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study to Determine a Sound Program for the Effective Instruction and Social Integration of Latin-American Pupils in the Secondary Schools of Texas

Description: "The purpose of this study was to formulate a recommended program to aid in the social integration of Latin-American and Anglo-American children in the secondary schools of Texas. In preparation for the development of this suggested plan, some of the more serious problems involved in the education of Latin-American children in schools designed primarily for the instruction of Anglo-American pupils were studied in available literature, and a set of psychological, sociological, and democratic cri… more
Date: August 1952
Creator: Davenport, Ane J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy

Description: This report reviews and analyzes the situation, concerns, and activities of Afro-descendants in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America. It then discusses current U.S. foreign aid programs, as well as multilateral initiatives, that have directly or indirectly assisted Afro-Latinos. The report concludes with a discussion of potential policy options that have been proposed should the United States elect to provide further support for Afro-Latinos.
Date: July 7, 2008
Creator: Seelke, Claire Ribando
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Comparative Study Between the Achievement Test Results and Teacher's Ratings Assigned Latin Americans and Those Received by Anglo Americans of Classes Seven X, Eight X, and Eight Y in a Southwest Texas Junior High School

Description: It is the purpose of this writer to determine if there is any significant difference between the teacher ratings of Latin-Americans and Anglo-Americans and if such differences are found to exist, an attempt will be made to determine the extent to which they prevail.
Date: 1949
Creator: McCulloh, Rayburn E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Who Leaves and Why: an Examination of Latino Student Attrition from a Selective Public School Thematic Choice Program in San Antonio, Texas

Description: This study was conducted to examine the problem of attrition from a public middle school foreign language enrichment program by students who were admitted on the basis of superior grades, test scores, and recommendations from their teachers, counselors, and parents. The study took place in inner-city San Antonio and involves Latino sixth and seventh graders from mostly low-income families. Literature pertaining to school choice options, education of Latino students, and student attrition was re… more
Date: December 1996
Creator: Thomas, Kathryn, 1948-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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Lockhart Street Scene

Description: Two men sitting outside of a shoe shop. The two men are wearing casual attire and both have on hats and patterned socks. One of the men is smiling while the other is looking off to the side.
Date: 1976/1977
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Latin fiesta]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Latin-themed celebration at the Fort Worth Pan American Round Table State Convention, an international outreach organization.
Date: March 30, 1951
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Orientation Methods and Techniques Used in the Elementary Schools in the Lower Rio Grande Valley with Latin-American Beginners

Description: The purpose of the study was to determine what methods and techniques seem to be the best in helping the beginning Latin-American child to understand the written and oral English as taught by our schools today and to what extent these methods and techniques meed democratic and psychological criteria governing such a program.
Date: 1955
Creator: Slavitchek, Martha Gladys Williams
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Critical Analysis of the Educational Program of the Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School and the Northside Junior High School of Corpus Christi, Texas, to Determine whether Industrial Arts is Needed and Wanted

Description: The purpose of this study was to determine, by means of a survey, the desires and needs of Latin-American children in connection with an educational program in the elementary school and at the junior-high-school level. It was recognized at the outset of this investigation that these pupils may be influenced materially both by the lower standard of education of their parents and the higher standard of education of their teachers. Language difficulties, living conditions at home, and loyalty to n… more
Date: 1951
Creator: Lopez, Lawrence
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
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[Lola Joseph]

Description: Photograph of Lola Joseph, a resident of Caldwell County. Ms. Joseph is sitting in a bedroom with her hands clasped together.
Date: 1976/1977
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Manuel Serna

Description: Image of Manuel Serna socializing with another man. Both men are residents of Caldwell County. Serna is standing outside with his hand on his hip looking to his left. The other man is seen inside the building looking out the window.
Date: 1976/1977
Creator: Azadian, Dee
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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A Comparative Study of Certain Educational Opportunities Offered by the North Ward Elementary School and the South Ward Elementary School, Sinton, Texas, during 1947-1948

Description: The problem of this thesis is to make a comparative analysis of the educational opportunities of the two elementary schools in Sinton, Texas, one of which is composed of Anglo-Americans and the other of Latin-Americans.
Date: 1948
Creator: Shumate, Claude Charles, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Use of Music Activities with Retarded Latin-American Children

Description: The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the use of certain music activities in meeting some of the needs peculiar to a group of older, retarded Latin-American children. It is an effort to determine whether certain music activities may or may not help to give Latin-American children a more satisfying school experience and better equip them to live in the Anglo-American society of which they have become a part.
Date: August 1952
Creator: Nelson, Gwendolyn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Comparative Study of Personality and Achievement of Latin-American and Anglo-American Children in the Intermediate Grades of one Elementary School

Description: The purpose of this study was to compare the achievement and personality development of Latin-American and Anglo-American school children of similar intelligence in the Washington Height School, Fort Worth, Texas. This was done in order to determine if the Latin-American children had as great a chance of success in school as did the Anglo-American children.
Date: 1950
Creator: Stone, Hazel Mildred
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: School Integration Vote]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about Pleasanton voting to integrate public schools.
Date: October 27, 1957
Duration: 50 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Latins enroute to race]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a group of Latin American automobile racing enthusiasts arriving at Love Field from Buenos Aires. The group intends to travel to Indianapolis to attend the 500-mile Memorial Day Speed Race, but they make a brief stop first to tour Dallas landmarks.
Date: May 27, 1954
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Selected Graduate Programs of Professional Education in the Spanish Southwest, with Curricular Emphases on Blacks, Indians, and Spanish Americans

Description: The purpose of this study was to describe graduate courses and programs of professional education at selected institutions which emphasized the preparation of educators to work with Blacks, Indians, and Spanish American (EISA). Information from a survey of college and university graduate catalogs and the review of literature was used to select three institutions for an in-depth study. The institutions selected for study were East Texas State University (ETSU) at Commerce, the University of Texa… more
Date: May 1980
Creator: Ray, Ruth Dunn
Item Type: Refine your search to only Thesis or Dissertation
Partner: UNT Libraries
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[News Clip: Latins enroute to race]

Description: Video footage from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story about a group of Latin American automobile racing enthusiasts arriving at Love Field from Buenos Aires. The group intends to travel to Indianapolis to attend the 500-mile Memorial Day Speed Race, but they make a brief stop first to tour Dallas landmarks.
Date: May 27, 1954
Duration: 1 minute 30 seconds
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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