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Student interviews 183
Parent interviews 194
Discussion of interviews 197
A View of the Community System 199
Process through time 199
View of the ecological change 200
A perspective of cultural transmission 201
View of the social structure of the area 202
A look at language and ideology 204
A View of the School System 206
The ecological change 206
A description of the school teachers and staff.. 209
A view of language and ideology within the
school 210
Observations of Cultural Differences and Cultural
Transmission 211
The Cuban context 211
The North American context 215
Differences in sexual roles 216
Cultural similarities and continuity 218
Discussion of Findings Regarding Hypothesis and
Research Question Two 220
Conclusions Regarding Hypothesis and Research
Question Two 224
Hypothesis and Research Question Three 225
Language Ability and Participation in Physical
Education 225
Discussion of Correlations of Physical Education
Ratings and Language Scores 226
Individual Differences 228
Group Differences 232
The low group 233
Individuals within the low group 235
The high achievers 237
Discussion of Findings Regarding Hypothesis and
Research Question Three 239
Conclusions Regarding Hypothesis and Research
Question Three 240
FIVE CONCLUSIONS 241
Problem Statement 241
Discussion of Hypotheses and Research Questions 242
Hypothesis One 242
Hypothesis Two 246
Hypothesis Three 252
Conclusions 255
Recommendations 257
Recommendations for Additional Research 259
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