Ernesto Caravantes

Clipping Their Own Wings

The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Clipping Their Own Wings addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. This work presents a unique solution to this problem-Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is method that enables Latinos to retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture while adopting key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed. Clipping Their Own Wings is a hands-on book that illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the education experience of young Latinos in America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 212g
• ISBN-13: 9780761835363
• ISBN-10: 0761835369
• Artikelnr.: 21426161

Autorenporträt

Ernesto Caravantes

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 1. Why I Wrote This Book
Chapter 4 2. Latin American Culture
Chapter 5 3. Anglo-Protestant Culture
Chapter 6 4. Cultural Integration
Chapter 7 5. Historical Assimilation
Chapter 8 6. Support Systems in the Home and Community
Chapter 9 7. Educating the Uneducable
Chapter 10 8. College-"The Final Frontier"
Chapter 11 9. Culture & Finances
Chapter 12 10. Practical Advice for Parents
Chapter 13 11. Academic Resilience
Chapter 14 12. Concluding Thoughts & My Story
Part 15 Bibliography
Part 16 Index