Description
| Product ID: | 9780367406622 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity |
| Title: | Advancing Educational Equity for Students of Mexican Descent |
| Subtitle: | Creating an Asset-based Bicultural Continuum Model |
| Authors: | Author: Andrea Romero, Iliana Reyes |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Sociolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Literature: history and criticism, History, Moral and social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Secondary schools, Higher education, tertiary education, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Literature: history & criticism, History, Moral & social purpose of education, Multicultural education, Pre-school & kindergarten, Primary & middle schools, Secondary schools, Higher & further education, tertiary education |
| Description: | Drawing on participatory action research conducted with students, families, and school staff in a Southwest community in the United States, this volume contests the achievement gap for students of Mexican-descent in the American education system, and highlights asset-based approaches to facilitating students’ academic success. Drawing on participatory action research conducted with students, parents, families, and school staff in a Southwest community in the United States, this volume contests the interpretation of the achievement gap for students of Mexican descent in the American education system and highlights asset-based approaches that can facilitate students’ academic success. By presenting the Asset-Based Bicultural Continuum Model (ABC) and demonstrating the applications in a variety of family, school, and community-based initiatives, this volume demonstrates how community and cultural wealth can be harnessed to increase educational opportunities for Latino students. The ABC model offers new strategies which capitalize on the bicultural and linguistic assets rooted in local communities and offers place-based strategies driven by communities themselves in order to be tailored to students’ strengths. The text makes a significant contribution to understanding the social ecology of Latinx students’ experiences and offers a new direction for effective and evidence-based academic and health programs across the United States. This book will be a valuable resource for researchers and academics with an interest in the sociology of education, multicultural education, urban education, and bilingual education. It will be of particular interest to those with a focus on Hispanic and Latino studies. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-25 |
