(2010). Critical Resilience, Schooling Processes, and the Academic Success of Mexican Americans in a Community College. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v32 n3 p429-455 Aug. This qualitative study adds new dimensions to the traditional paradigm of resilience through the lives of five Mexican American community college students. The term \critical resilience\ emerges as a result of using ideology from a feminist critical perspective. In-depth interviews, classroom observations, and focus groups were used to learn how this group of students overcame many obstacles and achieved success at Camino Real Community College (a pseudonym). The findings demonstrate that the participants' critical resilience is promoted by focusing on the cultivation of a larger purpose connected to the social uplift of their families and communities. The author describes strategies situated within a sociocultural context used by the participants to cultivate a larger purpose. The strategies of \playing the game\ and showing \respeto\ (respect) shed light on the academic success of Mexican Americans who attend community colleges. (Contains 1 table.)… [Direct]
(2009). Anna's Class: Experiences of a First-Year Teacher. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v75 n4 p28-31 Dec. When the author's 25-year-old daughter Anna applied for a job as a secretary at a charter public school in the Rio Bravo neighborhood of Albuquerque, the principal thought she was overqualified for the job with her degree from St. John's College in Santa Fe. The principal instead asked her to take over for a teacher who was quitting her 6th grade class. Anna was flattered by the offer, tempted by the slightly higher paycheck, and began consulting with her father and other family members who are teachers. The students in the 6th grade class at El Camino Real charter school had gone through four classroom teachers before Anna, so the teachers advising her, including her father, told her it would be hard. Any group of students with that much upheaval in the classroom is both chaotic and desperate for some stability. There is no way to prepare a person for how it feels to try to impose order on such a mess. In this article, the author describes the experiences of Anna as a first-year… [Direct]
(1979). Parent: Greatest Teacher a Child Ever Had. Thrust for Educational Leadership, v8 n3 p32,10,16 Jan. The principal of El Camino Real Elementary School describes six activities used to provide parenting education both at the school and at home. (SJL)…
(1985). National PTA Selects Outstanding Educator of the Year. PTA Today, v11 n1 p11-12 Oct. Principal Gene Bedley of El Camino Real School in Irvine, California, is the 1985 winner of the National PTA Hearst Outstanding Educator of the Year Award. Mr. Bedley believes that education is a shared experience and builds strong relationships with teachers, parents, and children. Some of his techniques are described. (MT)…
(1982). Indian-Spanish Communication Networks: Continuity in the Greater Southwest. Trade and communication networks established by Indian groups in the 15th century A.D. linked the Southwest to Mesoamerica, the Plains and the Pacific littoral; these routes were later used by the Spanish and Americans, and today major highways follow ancient Indian routes. The main east-west route had major termini at Cibola (near Zuni) in the west and Pecos in the east; the north-south trunk road followed the Rio Grande from Taos south to the El Paso area, and was later extended by the Spanish to southern Chihuahua and called the Camino Real. From their arrival in the 1530's the Spanish, primarily concerned with reaching and controlling Indian settlements and resource areas, used Indian routes. Trails were widened for cart and pack animal transportation, but few other modifications were made. In the 16th century, the region split into two administrative divisions: upper (New Mexico) and lower (Sonora); the Camino Real fell into disuse until its reestablishment in the late 18th…
(2019). Teaching along the Way: An Ethnographic Study of Faculty Growth and Sensemaking on the Camino De Santiago. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The College of William and Mary. This study examined the experiences of faculty members from U.S. universities who led students on a short-term summer study abroad program that incorporated the Camino de Santiago, a medieval pilgrimage route in Spain. The study sought to understand how faculty leaders engaged in sensemaking (Weick, 1995) of these experiences in the context of their faculty roles on their home campuses. The ethnographic methods included six years of field work in Spain, participant observation as faculty program director, and in-depth interviews with faculty leaders. The findings show that participants engaged in sensemaking through three theoretical constructs. The construct of "family" addresses nuclear family roles, including gendered roles, as well as Camino Family expectations. The construct of "appointment and role expectations" deals with tenure status and issues of autonomy, agency, and teaching. The construct of "inspirations" identifies and analyzes both… [Direct]
(1980). Continuing Education in Real Estate in Selected Community Colleges in Southern California. Based on a review of the literature and interviews with the Real Estate Coordinators at six California community colleges, this report examines the objectives and content of continuing education curricula in real estate. After introductory material describing the role of continuing education in the statewide master plan designed to professionalize the real estate industry, the report discusses the legislative mandates requiring all California realtors to periodically prove their competency through examinations approved by the Continuing Education Unit of the State Department of Real Estate (DRE). The report then recognizes the cooperation between the DRE and the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges which led to the development of approved titles, descriptions, and materials for continuing education courses to meet these legislative goals. Continuing education curricula at El Camino College, Cerritos College, Los Angeles Harbor College, Los Angeles Southwest…