Educating Latino Boys: An Asset-Based Approach
Autor David Camposen Limba Engleză Paperback – 9 ian 2013
Enhance engagement and achievement by addressing Latino boys' needs
Explore personal and school-wide beliefs to better understand how to serve this population
Develop effective strategies for motivating Latino boys to pursue higher education
Address challenges that Latino boys face in the home and at school
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781452235028
ISBN-10: 1452235023
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1452235023
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
" David Campos has written a book that will be extremely useful for teachers, educational leaders in general, and school administrators in particular. His careful description of the cultural context of Latino boys is groundbreaking and should awaken all of us. He makes a persuasive case for the need to examine the lived experience of Latino boys and the implications for policy and practice. His many examples are powerful, imaginative, and supported by data. The book is engaging, fascinating, and a solid addition to the literature on the culturally relevant curriculum. I will definitely use this book in my classes to illustrate this topic."
"With passionate concern and a probing insight drawn from experiences as both learner and educator, David Campos deconstructs the complex factors affecting the academic success of Latino boys in our schools today and compels us to embrace the need for change. This book is a must-read for all classroom educators who genuinely want to find solutions to the crippling effects of the achievement gap on the fastest growing subpopulation in our country."
"Campos (Univ. of the Incarnate Word) begins his book with the statement that 'Latino boys are often appraised from a deficit perspective because school leaders and teachers appraise students of color using the middle-class, dominant-culture frame of reference.' That is, Latino boys fall short because that standards to which they are held are inappropriate to them. To assauge educators, Campos notes, 'I don't think that school professionals are aware that they are appraising Latino boys in such a fashion.' The irony is that in the pronouncement of an educatior bias, the author does not recognize his own. His evidence is largely anecdotal, and when hard data are introduced (chapter 3, for example), the explanations are made to fit the thesis. The book's importance turns on the degree to which education should be adjusted for ethnic group difference. For those believing that education 'wrong-foots' Latino males by failing to recognize their strengths, the author provides confirmation. To those less sure that achievement differences refelct the vagaries of educator appraisal, the book will be less important."
"With passionate concern and a probing insight drawn from experiences as both learner and educator, David Campos deconstructs the complex factors affecting the academic success of Latino boys in our schools today and compels us to embrace the need for change. This book is a must-read for all classroom educators who genuinely want to find solutions to the crippling effects of the achievement gap on the fastest growing subpopulation in our country."
"Campos (Univ. of the Incarnate Word) begins his book with the statement that 'Latino boys are often appraised from a deficit perspective because school leaders and teachers appraise students of color using the middle-class, dominant-culture frame of reference.' That is, Latino boys fall short because that standards to which they are held are inappropriate to them. To assauge educators, Campos notes, 'I don't think that school professionals are aware that they are appraising Latino boys in such a fashion.' The irony is that in the pronouncement of an educatior bias, the author does not recognize his own. His evidence is largely anecdotal, and when hard data are introduced (chapter 3, for example), the explanations are made to fit the thesis. The book's importance turns on the degree to which education should be adjusted for ethnic group difference. For those believing that education 'wrong-foots' Latino males by failing to recognize their strengths, the author provides confirmation. To those less sure that achievement differences refelct the vagaries of educator appraisal, the book will be less important."
Cuprins
A Few Words Before Starting
Part I. Framing the Scope and Purpose of the Book
1. Introduction
Examining the Education of Latino Boys Is Important
Latino Boys Have Assets
Why Latino Is Used Rather Than Hispanic
Summary
2. Cultural Conflict Between Latino Boys and School
Unfavorable Perceptions of Latino Boys
How Schools Fail to Meet Latino Boys' Needs
Boy Behaviors That Do Not Fit With Schools' Expectations
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Part II. Circumstances of Contemporary Latino Boys
3. Data Trends Associated With Latino Boys
Demographic Trends Among Latinos in the United States
The Academic Achievement of Latino Students
The Significance of Teacher Quality
Summary
4. The Cultural Background of Latino Boys
The Heterogeneity of the Latino Culture
Common Latino Cultural Values
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Part III. Social Forces That Affect Latino Boys' School Performance
5. The Differing Kinds of Capital in the Lives of Latino Boys
The Challenges of Poverty
Physical Capital
Human Capital
Cultural Capital
Social Capital
Summary
6. The Balancing Act That Latino Boys Perform
The Challenge of Acculturating
The Worry Over Immigration
The Stress of Learning English
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Part IV. Teachers and Schools Can Enhance Latino Boys' Success
7. Enhancing Latino Boys' Success at School
Instructional Practices in the Classroom
Fostering a Positive Sense of School Attachment
Summary
8. Programs for Latino Boys
A Few Words About Program Effectiveness
Programs Designed to Help Latino Youth
Advocacy Organizations That Work to Empower Latinos
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Final Thoughts
References
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
Part I. Framing the Scope and Purpose of the Book
1. Introduction
Examining the Education of Latino Boys Is Important
Latino Boys Have Assets
Why Latino Is Used Rather Than Hispanic
Summary
2. Cultural Conflict Between Latino Boys and School
Unfavorable Perceptions of Latino Boys
How Schools Fail to Meet Latino Boys' Needs
Boy Behaviors That Do Not Fit With Schools' Expectations
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Part II. Circumstances of Contemporary Latino Boys
3. Data Trends Associated With Latino Boys
Demographic Trends Among Latinos in the United States
The Academic Achievement of Latino Students
The Significance of Teacher Quality
Summary
4. The Cultural Background of Latino Boys
The Heterogeneity of the Latino Culture
Common Latino Cultural Values
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Part III. Social Forces That Affect Latino Boys' School Performance
5. The Differing Kinds of Capital in the Lives of Latino Boys
The Challenges of Poverty
Physical Capital
Human Capital
Cultural Capital
Social Capital
Summary
6. The Balancing Act That Latino Boys Perform
The Challenge of Acculturating
The Worry Over Immigration
The Stress of Learning English
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Part IV. Teachers and Schools Can Enhance Latino Boys' Success
7. Enhancing Latino Boys' Success at School
Instructional Practices in the Classroom
Fostering a Positive Sense of School Attachment
Summary
8. Programs for Latino Boys
A Few Words About Program Effectiveness
Programs Designed to Help Latino Youth
Advocacy Organizations That Work to Empower Latinos
Summary
"What Can I Do Next?" Implications for the Classroom
Final Thoughts
References
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
Notă biografică
Descriere
Through powerful vignettes, Campos helps teachers and administrators understand the unique assets that Latino boys bring into the school community and how to engage them as learners.