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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

Marleen C. Pugach

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Marleen C. Pugach
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.1998
• EAN: 9780805824636
• ISBN: 978-0-8058-2463-6
• Pagine: 204
• Peso: 540 g
• Serie: Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; 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