On the Border of Opportunity - Education, Community, and Language at the U.s.-mexico Line

An ethnographic study of school and community in a border town in New Mexico on the Mexican/U.S. border.

List of contents

Contents: E.E. Garcia, Foreword. Introduction. "But We're Not in Iowa, You Know." Mediating the Boundary. Crossing the Psychological Border: Language in Havens. Quien Sabe Dos Lenguas Vale por Dos. Getting Along at Havens High. The Limits of Being Neighborly. Epilogue.

About the author

Marleen C. Pugach

Summary

An ethnographic study of school and community in a border town in New Mexico on the Mexican/U.S. border.

Product details

• Authors: Marleen C. Pugach
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1998
• EAN: 9780805824636
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2463-6
• No. of pages: 204
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, North America, Social issues & processes, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, North America (USA and Canada), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Central America, Mexico and Central America