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Data from the 1976 US Survey of Income & Education are used to contrast fertility levels in 426 first-generation Mexican-American Fs & 1,069 second-generation Mexican-American Fs & to compare these with fertility levels for other US Fs. Both current & cumulative Mexican-American fertility decrease with length of exposure to the US (measured by generation) & with rising SES (measured by F education). Further, most Mexican-American Fs of later generation & greater education manifest even lower cumulative fertility than would be expected considering indicators of these variables separately. The pattern of results suggests a modified theory of minority group status effects on fertility. 3 Tables. Modified HA.

Early childhood education quality has been internationally recognized an important condition for the reduction of social and economic inequalities and for the promotion of sustainable development. Therefore, the expansion of access to early childhood education and the provision of quality educational experiences for children are now political priorities. With the expansion of access, new challenges have emerged, associated with an increasing diversity of groups attending these educational contexts. Early childhood education teachers, in particular, face new challenges with regard to the management of more diverse groups, as they are primarily responsible for attending to the needs of all children and are expected to effectively differentiate their practice. With this project, we aimed to further the understanding regarding these challenges, by investigating the association between classroom composition and process quality in early childhood education settings. Literature on this subject is still scarce. With the intent to fill in some gaps in this literature, three studies were conducted: a systematic review of the literature about the association between classroom composition and quality in early childhood education settings; a quantitative study about the association between classroom sociocultural composition and quality; a qualitative study about early childhood education teachers' perceptions of challenges and opportunities associated with the composition of groups. In all, findings point to the importance of considering classroom composition as a structure feature, potentially associated with process quality in early childhood education settings. ; A qualidade da educação na primeira infância tem sido reconhecida internacionalmente como uma importante condição para a redução das desigualdades sociais e económicas e para um desenvolvimento mais sustentável. Por estes motivos, a expansão do acesso a estes contextos de educação e a provisão de experiências educativas de qualidade às crianças são, atualmente, ...

"Reshaping the Future offers an overview of the main findings of a study of education and postconflict reconstruction, drawing on a review of literature, a database of key indicators for 52 countries affected by conflict, and a review of 12 country studies. The book focuses attention on the key role of education in the reconstruction of societies after conflict and in preventing the recurrence of violent conflict." --Book Jacket

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