Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
1995
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED380034 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Current Mexican-American and Chicano Studies Undergraduate College Programs in the United States. Jaramillo, James A. Classification College Programs Higher Education Incidence Mexican American History Mexican American Literature Mexican Americans Multicultural Education Undergraduate Study This study conducted a library literature search of college guides, directories, and catalogs to determine the number of undergraduate level Chicano/a Studies and Mexican-American Studies programs in the U.S. The analysis found that there were 76 undergraduate programs in these fields, including 20 at two-year colleges and 56 at four-year colleges. The program names included ambiguous terms not exclusively defined by ethnicity (Chicano, Mexican-American, Riqueno, Latino) but also defined by geography (southwest, borderlands, la frontera); subject matter (literature, history, education, culture, minority); geopolitics (Mexico-United States); race (La Raza); and specific personal name (Tomas Rivera Center). This finding led to the recommendation that each program be classified by its function as an academic and/or research center and that each program's output by academic or research function be measured, to help individuals determine how programs could meet their respective needs. (JDD)