"Educating Hispanic Students: Obstacles and Avenues to Improved Academic Achievement" examines factors to consider in the development of effective educational programs that serve Hispanic students.
The report by Yolanda N. Padron, Hersh C. Waxman and Hector H. Rivera at the University of Houston synthesizes the research on educating Hispanic students and summarizes the problems confronting them. It suggests possible practices teachers can try to improve learning.
The report is available for $5, plus shipping and sales tax. For more information, visit the UC Santa Cruz website for the Center for Research on Education, Diversity and Excellence [www.cal.org/store/crede] or call (800) 551-3709.
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