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

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. At the core of this volume is the notion that this country's diversity is a resource, not a problem.

List of contents

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

About the author

Eugene E. García is Professor Emeritus of Education, Arizona State University, USA.
Mehmet ‘Dali’ Ӧztürk is an education research professional living in California, USA.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Eugene E. Garcaia, Garcia, Eugene Garcia, Eugene E. Garcia, Eugene E. Ozturk Garcia, Eugene E. García, Garcia Eugene E., Mehmet Ozturk, Mehmet Dali Ozturk, Mehmet “Dali” Ӧztürk
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138683501
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68350-1
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity; Routledge Research in Educatio; Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Ethnic Studies, Education, EDUCATION / History, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, History of Education, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Philosophy and theory of education, Educational strategies and policy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity