Title: Puerto Rican children on the mainland : interdisciplinary perspectives /
Authors: Ambert, Alba N., 1946-; Alvarez, Maria D.
Publisher: Garland Pub.,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Puerto Ricans Education (Elementary) United States.; Puerto Ricans Education (Elementary) Canada.; Puerto Ricans United States Social conditions.; Puerto Ricans Cultural assimilation United States.
Contents: Puerto Rican children on the Mainland: current perspectives / Maria D. Alvarez -- Puerto Ricans: historical and cultural perspectives / Alba N. Ambert and Clare S. Figler -- The enriched language of Puerto Rican children / Alba N. Ambert -- The verbal folklore of Puerto Rican children: implications for promoting achievement / Kathryn Hill -- Motivational orientations, learning, and the Puerto Rican child / Maria Rosa Tapia -- Promoting the academic growth of Puerto Rican children / Maria D. Alvarez -- Researching research: a student-teacher-researcher collaborative project / Carmen I. Mercado -- On to college: dropout preventions is possible / Andrés Rodriguez, Jr. -- The legacy of health care for Puerto Rican children / Sandra Estepa.