ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |16 pages
Con Un Dedo No Se Tapa El Sol
part |47 pages
Ojos Que No Ven, Corazon Que No Siente
chapter |12 pages
How Can You Teach Us If You Don't Really Know Us?
part |82 pages
Quien Siembra Vientos, Recoge Tempestades
chapter |15 pages
Why Aren't More Latinos in College Prep Courses?
part |39 pages
No Hay Bien Que De Mal No Venga