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Anay's Will To Learn: A Woman's Education In The Shadow Of The Maquiladora, Elaine Hampton
Anay's Will To Learn: A Woman's Education In The Shadow Of The Maquiladora, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
The opening of free trade agreements in the 1980s caused major economic changes in Mexico and the United States. These economic activities spawned dramatic social changes in Mexican society. One young Mexican woman, Anay Palomeque de Carrillo, rode the tumultuous wave of these economic activities from her rural home in tropical southern Mexico to the factories in the harsh desert lands of Ciudad Juárez during the early years of the city’s notorious violence.
During her years as an education professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, author Elaine Hampton researched Mexican education in border factory (maquiladora) communities. On …
Plastics In The Environment: A Jigsaw Learning Activity, Elaine Hampton
Plastics In The Environment: A Jigsaw Learning Activity, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
In this lesson, a ready-to-teach cooperative reading activity, students learn about the effects of plastics in our environment, specifically that certain petrochemicals act as artificial estrogens and impact hormonal activities. Much of the content in this lesson was synthesized from recent medical research about the impact of xenoestrogens and spun off from a curriculum project sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Office.
U.S. Economic Influences On Mexican Curriculum In Maquiladora Communities: Crossing The Colonization Line, Elaine Hampton
U.S. Economic Influences On Mexican Curriculum In Maquiladora Communities: Crossing The Colonization Line, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
No abstract provided.
Science Concept Learning In A Dual Language Setting, Elaine Hampton
Science Concept Learning In A Dual Language Setting, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
No abstract provided.
The Highly Questionable "Highly Qualified" Label, Elaine Hampton
The Highly Questionable "Highly Qualified" Label, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is instrumental in the national movement toward the use of one short-answer test as the gate-keeping instrument to prevent or allow university graduates trained in education to enter the teaching profession. This investigation questions the wisdom of this test-based certification by looking at the impact on recent (university education program) graduates who have had difficulty passing the tests. Four of these graduates provided information via in-depth interviews. The interview data provide evidence that raises questions about the value of taking these people out of the teaching profession. The individuals provide evidence of …
Standardized Or Sterilized? Divergent Perspectives On The Effects Of High-Stakes Testing In West Texas, Elaine Hampton
Standardized Or Sterilized? Divergent Perspectives On The Effects Of High-Stakes Testing In West Texas, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
No abstract provided.
Inquiry Science In Bilingual Classrooms, Elaine Hampton
Inquiry Science In Bilingual Classrooms, Elaine Hampton
Elaine Hampton
No abstract provided.