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.

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' ¿ztürk 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 Garcia, Eugene E. Garcia, Eugene E. Ozturk Garcia, Garcia Eugene E., Mehmet Ozturk
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367878665
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87866-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Research in Educational Equality and Diversity
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; 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