An Asset-Based Approach to Latino Education in the United States: Understanding Gaps and Advances

ISBN-13: 9780367878665 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 160 str.

Eugene E. Garcia; Mehmet Ozturk

Opis

Challenging perspectives that often characterize Latinos as ‘at-risk,’ this book takes an ‘asset’ approach, highlighting the favorable linguistic, cognitive, economic, and cultural assets Latino children bring to educational settings.

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: The Education Circumstances of Latinos in the United States

Chapter 3: Latinos and the Early Years—Early Development and Learning Critical for Positive Outcomes

Chapter 4: Teaching and Learning from a Cultural and Linguistic Asset Base

Chapter 5: Federal and State Policy: The Do’s and Don’ts

Chapter 6: The Latino Postsecondary Education Circumstances: Gaps and Advances

Chapter 7: Future Educational Circumstances of the Latino Students: We Know So Much More

O autorze

Eugene E. García is Professor Emeritus of Education, Arizona State University, USA.

Mehmet ‘Dali’ Ӧztürk is an education research professional living in California, USA.