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Download or read book A Latina's Educational Attainment and Her Observations of Foster Youth's Educational Struggles: A Narrative written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Latina's educational attainment and her observations of foster youth's educational struggles: A narrative.
Author : Gilda Ochoa
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787987778
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Learning from Latino Teachers written by Gilda Ochoa and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-10-05 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning from Latino Teachers offers insightful stories and powerful visions in the movement for equitable schools. This compelling book is based on Gilda Ochoa’s in-depth interviews with Latina/o teachers who have a range of teaching experience, in schools with significant Latina/o immigrant populations. The book offers a unique insider's perspective on the educational challenges facing Latina/os. The teachers’ stories offer valuable insights gained from their experiences coming up through the K-12 system as students, and then becoming part of the same system as teachers.
Author : Royel M. Johnson
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807782572
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)
Download or read book From Foster Care to College written by Royel M. Johnson and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2024-10 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do youth placed in foster care aspire to and access college? This book chronicles the lives and experiences of 47 college students navigating the challenging terrain of the United States’ foster care system. Through insightful, in-depth interviews, Johnson offers insight into the harsh realities of how our nationÕs education, welfare, and other social systems often intertwine in ways that diminish the potential and opportunities for these young people. Yet amidst the adversities, these stories resonate with themes of hope, resistance, and possibility. Guided by resilience theory and other asset-based concepts, Johnson sheds light on the protective mechanisms that enable postsecondary access and success, even in the face of towering barriers. Beyond exposition, this book is a clarion call to educators, school and university leaders, and child welfare champions to stand tall and act decisively. The goal? To transform the precarious circumstances of young people in foster care, and dismantle the obstacles that thwart their educational pursuits and dreams. Book Features: Employs critical and asset-based theories and concepts that recognize the agencies, desires, and possibilities of youth in foster care.Brings attention to the intersectionality of identities and social structures that shape students’ educational pathways.Identifies system failures across education and child welfare sectors and how they interact with one another.Presents findings from empirical research about risks and protective factors that influence success at critical junctures along the college-going pipeline.Offers recommendations for various stakeholders who seek to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of youth in foster care.
Author : Carmen M. Martinez-Roldan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429619707
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Latina Agency through Narration in Education written by Carmen M. Martinez-Roldan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on critical and sociocultural frameworks, this volume presents narrative studies by or about Latinas in which they speak up about issues of identity and education. Using narratives, self-identification stories, and testimonios as theory, methodology, and advocacy, this volume brings together a wide range of Latinx perspectives on education identity, bilingualism, and belonging. The narratives illustrate the various ways erasure and human agency shape the lives and identities of Latinas in the United States from primary school to higher education and beyond, in their schools and communities. Contributors explore how schools and educational institutions can support student agency by adopting a transformative activist stance through curricula, learning contexts, and policies. Chapters contain implications for teaching and come together to showcase the importance of explicit activist efforts to combat erasure and engage in transformative and emancipatory education.
Author : Karla Neal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780355628470
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (284 download)
Download or read book Voices of Latina/o Parents written by Karla Neal and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latinas/os are one of the immigrant and ethnic groups with the lowest percentages of educational attainment (Lopez & Fry, 2013) and financial mobility (Erisman & Looney, 2007) in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to develop a better understanding of the perceptions and experiences of Latina/o parents who have college-age children who have moved away from home to college to pursue a higher education degree. While parents have been identified as an important influence for Latina/o student academic success in college; there is little knowledge about their experiences and perceptions related to education and the education of their children. What we know about parents of Latina/o students and their relationships with their college-age children has mainly been inferred from the voices of teachers, administrators, and students. A basic qualitative research design was used for this investigation. Ten 90-minute participant interviews were the main source of data collection. The conceptual framework was guided by a sociocultural approach (John-Steiner & Mahn, 1996; Vygotsky, 1978; Wertsch, 1993), as well as the concepts of social capital (Bourdieu, 1986; Ceja, 2006; Stanton-Salazar, 1997; Stanton-Salazar & Dornbusch, 1995), and autonomy development (Arnstein, 1980; Blos, 1979; Carney-Hall, 2008; Chickering, 1969; Chickering & Reisser, 1993; Cullaty, 2011; Domenech Rodriguez, Donovick, & Crowley, 2009; Fox, Spooner, Utterback, & Barbieri, 1996; Kegan, 1982; Levinson, 1978; Rothbaum & Trommsdorff, 2007; Taub, 1995; Taub & McEwen, 1992). This conceptual framework was used to help develop the research questions and to analyze the data. Two main themes emerged from the analysis of the data collected. First, the participants played a role as generational bridge builders for both educational attainment and financial mobility between their parents and their children. They were able to build upon their parents' educational and financial accomplishments and they were purposeful about making sure their children would build upon their accomplishments. Second, this particular group of Latina/o participants were actively involved in their children's academic development and engaged in parental involvement practices that resemble typical middle-class parental involvement. When their children departed from home to attend college, the participants experienced feelings of emptiness and sadness for having one less family member in the home. They struggled with losing control over their children and with the autonomy that is typically given to children in the United States culture once they leave home to go to college. The findings of this study can help researchers and practitioners better understand Latina/o parents and college students and develop effective resources/interventions that contribute to Latina/o college student success.
Author : Janeth Martinez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781321735840
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Messages about Higher Education written by Janeth Martinez and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on qualitative data collected from twenty-three Latina students attending a four year Hispanic serving institution of higher education, I explore the role of Mexican immigrant parents in their daughter's pursuit of higher education and how Latinas perceive and interpret the messages about higher education they receive from parents. Narratives reflect how Latinas negotiated and actively participated in shaping their own educational expectations and how Latinas perceived support from parents, teachers, peers, and older siblings in their pursuit of higher education. I begin this paper by presenting an outline of the theoretical perspective guiding data collection and analysis, followed by a review of literature, a brief overview of the methodology, a description of the findings by emerging themes, and a brief discussion including limitations and future recommendations. Overall, narratives reveal how Latinas' form their own educational expectations to pursue higher education by using parents' support and messages about higher education, along with receiving support from outside sources that helped Latinas as they completed postsecondary degrees.
Author : Jacob P. Gross
Publisher : Palgrave Pivot
ISBN 13 : 9783319994581
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (945 download)
Download or read book Former Foster Youth in Postsecondary Education written by Jacob P. Gross and published by Palgrave Pivot. This book was released on 2019-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster youth face in the primary and secondary school context, such as being less likely to complete high school. These barriers to former foster youth continue once enrolled in post-secondary education, and can manifest as lack of institutional support, financial barriers, and limited to no familial support. The author discusses what policy makers and practitioners need to know to better support the educational attainment of former foster youth.
Author : Amanda Cherise Zybala
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781267455970
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (559 download)
Download or read book The Latino Educational Experience written by Amanda Cherise Zybala and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore the educational achievements of Latinos and Latinas, looking at how their experiences impacted their education. The goal is to gain a deeper understanding of the unique barriers and challenges faced by Latinos in order to address these barriers and promote a more equal opportunity for educational attainment for Latinos. Protective factors were also explored in order to identify factors that were found to be helpful for Latinos in their K-12 education. Fourteen participants who identified as Latino/a or Hispanic descent were asked a series of open-ended questions pertaining to school life, family life, barriers and areas for potential improvement. Participants expressed a belief that parental involvement and family support were important contributors to success. Further, participants expressed being more impacted by the way their teacher made them feel and positive personal interactions than by mere teaching skills. Participants provided information regarding implications for Latino youth, their families and educators who work closely with Latino children and families, as they reexamined their own experiences in retrospect.
Author : Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483320014
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)
Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.
Author : Jason Irizarry
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317257006
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)
Download or read book Latinization of U.S. Schools written by Jason Irizarry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fueled largely by significant increases in the Latino population, the racial, ethnic, and linguistic texture of the United States is changing rapidly. Nowhere is this 'Latinisation' of America more evident than in schools. The dramatic population growth among Latinos in the United States has not been accompanied by gains in academic achievement. Estimates suggest that approximately half of Latino students fail to complete high school, and few enroll in and complete college. The Latinization of U.S. Schools centres on the voices of Latino youth. It examines how the students themselves make meaning of the policies and practices within schools. The student voices expose an inequitable opportunity structure that results in depressed academic performance for many Latino youth. Each chapter concludes with empirically based recommendations for educators seeking to improve their practice with Latino youth, stemming from a multiyear participatory action research project conducted by Irizarry and the student contributors to the text.
Author : Marybeth Gasman
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791473603
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (736 download)
Download or read book Understanding Minority-Serving Institutions written by Marybeth Gasman and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2008-03-13 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the particulars of minority-serving institutions while also highlighting their interconnectedness.
Author : George D. Kuh
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118046854
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Student Success in College written by George D. Kuh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309324882
Total Pages : 587 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 836 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 14 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Juan A. Rios Vega
Publisher : Critical Studies of Latinxs in the Americas
ISBN 13 : 9781433130380
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Counterstorytelling Narratives of Latino Teenage Boys written by Juan A. Rios Vega and published by Critical Studies of Latinxs in the Americas. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counterstorytelling Narratives of Latino Teenage Boys presents an ethnographic portrait of the experiences and counterstories of nine Latino teenage boys representing different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds attending a high school in North Carolina. Using critical race theory (CRT), Latino critical theory (LatCrit), and Chicano/a epistemologies as a theoretical framework, the book unveils how differing layers of oppression shape the lives of these boys of color through the intersections of race, gender, and class. Contrary to majoritarian assumptions, cultural deficit models, and their teachers' low expectations, this research reveals how participants used their cultural capital as a foundation to develop resiliency. The findings in this book suggest that teachers, school administrators, and staff could benefit from a better understanding of Latino/a students' community cultural wealth as a fundamental element for these students' academic success. Counterstorytelling Narratives of Latino Teenage Boys will be an excellent resource for teachers, school administrators, college students, and pre-service teachers. It will be useful in courses in Latino/a studies in the United States, multicultural studies, race and education studies, social justice in education, race and gender studies, and social foundations in education.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309388570
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Parenting Matters written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.
