Download or read book Mexican American students perspectives written by Joanne Salas and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Perspectives in Mexican American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1988* with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Student Perspectives on Mexican American Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Perspectives in Mexican American Studies written by Juan R. García and published by Perspectives in Mexican Americ. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newest volume of Perspectives in Mexican American Studies features articles by several new voices, and by others who have a long list of published works to their credit. They provide us with information of interest and offer fresh observations of the Mexican American experience. The authors include veterans of el movimiento, experienced scholars, and some who are newer on the scene. The topics covered, from sports in the Midwest to small-town life in central Mexico, may seem to have little in common except for their focus on Mexican-descent people, but on closer inspection, one can see that the idea of labor runs like an arroyo through the book. Contents Digging the “Richest Hole on Earth”: The Hispanic Miners of Utah, 1912-1945 by Armando Solorzano and Jorge Iber El Laberinto de la Comunidad: A View of Rural Mexico by John Hardisty The Cucamonga Experiment: A Struggle for Community Control and Self-Determination by Armando Navarro Political Activism, Ethnic Identity, and Regional Differ-ences Among Chicano and Latino College Students in Southern California and Northern New Mexico by Elsa O. Valdez Chicano Pedagogy: Confluence, Knowledge, and Transformation by Raymond V. Padilla Mexicans in New Mexico: Deconstructing the Tri-Cultural Trope by Anne Fairbrother Mexican Baseball Teams in the Midwest, 1916-1965: The Politics of Cultural Survival and Civil Rights by Richard Santillan

Download or read book Learning the Possible written by Reynaldo Reyes and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2013-02-28 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning the Possible demonstrates that it is truly possible for underprepared high school graduates to be successful in college. It chronicles the struggles and triumphs of five Mexican American students in their first year of college, aided by a one-year scholarship and support program called the College Assistance Migrant Program. CAMP, a federally funded program, is designed to help college students from migrant and/or economically disadvantaged families complete their first year of college. CAMP’s principal objective is to put students on a trajectory toward completion of a bachelor’s degree. Laura, Christina, Luz, Maria, and Ruben, as the author calls them, had daunting challenges: difficulties with English, extremely low self-confidence, teenage motherhood, conflict between gender roles and personal desires, and a history of gang membership. Focusing on the importance of constructing a new identity as a successful student, Reynaldo Reyes III shares with readers the experiences of these marginalized students. Their stories, coupled with perspectives from instructors, CAMP staff and counselors, and the author’s own observations, illustrate the influence of past schooling, the persistence of culture, and the tensions and challenges inherent in developing a new identity. This is a study of students who came from the margins and, in a very short time, moved toward the mainstream. In the micro view, it provides extraordinarily useful case studies of a successful intervention program in process. In the larger scope, it is a look at the socially constructed nature of possibility, hope, and success.

Download or read book Mexican American Children and Families written by Yvonne M. Caldera and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offering insight on Mexican American culture, families, and children, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population. Leaders from psychology, education, health, and social policy review recent research and provide policy implications of their findings. Both quantitative and qualitative literature is summarized. Using current theories, the handbook reviews the cultural, social, and inter- and intra-personal experiences that contribute to the well-being of Mexican Americans. Each chapter follows the same format to make comparisons easier. Researchers and students from various disciplines interested in Mexican Americans will appreciate this accessible book.

Download or read book Mexican Americans and the Environment written by Devon G. Peña and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican Americans have traditionally had a strong land ethic, believing that humans must respect la tierra because it is the source of la vida. As modern market forces exploit the earth, communities struggle to control their own ecological futures, and several studies have recorded that Mexican Americans are more impacted by environmental injustices than are other national-origin groups. In our countryside, agricultural workers are poisoned by pesticides, while farmers have lost ancestral lands to expropriation. And in our polluted inner cities, toxic wastes sicken children in their very playgrounds and homes. This book addresses the struggle for environmental justice, grassroots democracy, and a sustainable society from a variety of Mexican American perspectives. It draws on the ideas and experiences of people from all walks of life—activists, farmworkers, union organizers, land managers, educators, and many others—who provide a clear overview of the most critical ecological issues facing Mexican-origin people today. The text is organized to first provide a general introduction to ecology, from both scientific and political perspectives. It then presents an environmental history for Mexican-origin people on both sides of the border, showing that the ecologically sustainable Norteño land use practices were eroded by the conquest of El Norte by the United States. It finally offers a critique of the principal schools of American environmentalism and introduces the organizations and struggles of Mexican Americans in contemporary ecological politics. Devon Peña contrasts tenets of radical environmentalism with the ecological beliefs and grassroots struggles of Mexican-origin people, then shows how contemporary environmental justice struggles in Mexican American communities have challenged dominant concepts of environmentalism. Mexican Americans and the Environment is a didactically sound text that introduces students to the conceptual vocabularies of ecology, culture, history, and politics as it tells how competing ideas about nature have helped shape land use and environmental policies. By demonstrating that any consideration of environmental ethics is incomplete without taking into account the experiences of Mexican Americans, it clearly shows students that ecology is more than nature study but embraces social issues of critical importance to their own lives.

Download or read book The Perceptions of Successful and Unsuccessful Mexican American Students on the Public School System written by Luis R. Arreola and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As our classrooms continue to diversify and our Latino population continues to increase educators need to understand how to better serve each student. This study enables several Mexican American middle school students to voice their thoughts and feelings regarding their education, teachers, as well as the public educational school system. The participants share their motivators to remain in school, as well as any discouragements within the classroom. In addition, the participants share their views and perceptions on their culture, success, and education. The study also sheds light on the influences and the power of authority educators have in their classrooms. In this respect, teachers need to examine their own beliefs, values, and themselves in order for their pedagogy to ultimately encompass the universe.

Download or read book Emerging Pride of Place written by Jenefred Hederhorst Davies and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Framed within a context of social justice, this ethnographic study queried seven Mexican American students who pursued teacher certification at a historically Black university (HBCU) in Central Texas. By examining the Mexican American students' perceptions, this study opens conversations to challenge the limited information known about Latino/as attending HBCUs and the programs that prepare preservice teachers of Color. Mexican American students and the HBCU both exist at a crossroads, an intersection of border spaces of race, class, ethnicity, gender, and ability. While border crossers defines the uniqueness of these Mexican American teacher candidates who live in contradictory realities, borderlands defines the HBCU as a site of resistance in the margins of higher education. A Black-White binary, therefore, not only is flawed but also obscures struggles common among Latinos, African Americans, and Others for an equitable education. Through interviews and small group sessions, the teacher candidates shared a high regard for educational achievement, work ethics, and teaching. From the coded data, their stories were analyzed through the lens of critical race theory, borderlands consciousness, and critical pedagogy. Although commonalities exist, each analytical perspective brought to the forefront variant aspects of race, class, gender, and abilities. Linked to these analytical frameworks was the notion of three selves: enduring, situated, and endangered, which helped to illuminate the nature of change and transformation. In tandem with the analyses were member and colleagues checks that helped to provide deeper interrogation and clarity. Findings reveal how race and class shape the teacher candidates' identities as well as the character of the university. Although the Mexican American preservice teachers bring rich cultural legacies and cross-cultural perspectives, their needs and interests are under-addressed by the institution. Yet for them, it was class disparities more than racial injustices that perpetuated problems inside and outside the HBCU. Nonetheless, these teacher candidates believe the validating experiences and cultural network, which they acquired at this HBCU, will support their teaching effectiveness in public schools. The strengths and findings of this study are therefore crucial to rethinking policies and practices as related to teacher education programs and HBCUs, and their impact on communities of Color.

Download or read book Mexican Americans Tomorrow written by Gus Tyler and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Perspectives on Chicano Education written by Tobias Gonzales and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dropping Out Among Mexican American Students written by Gerdean Graham Tan and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Voices written by Lourdes Ferrer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-05-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prologue -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Final Thoughts -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors.

Download or read book Skin Color and Academic Life written by Berenice Sanchez and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to explore the importance of skin color from the viewpoint of Mexican/Mexican-American youth, understand how Mexican/Mexican-American youth classify themselves with regard to skin color, and describe how skin color affects different aspects of their lives, specifically with regard to education. An exploratory qualitative study was completed in where the interviewer conducted in depth, face to face interviews for the participants selected. The findings pertaining to the first research question indicated that youth compared themselves to family members when deciding the tone of skin color that best described them. When discussing culture and the conceptualization of skin color, the concept of measuring the level of skin color through the use of a color spectrum, was deemed important in that in most situations this decided who was a part of the culture and who was not. Findings pertaining to the second research question indicated that the youth believed the importance placed on skin color came from an older generation way of thinking adding that those who did place an importance on skin color were older members within the culture. Lastly, findings pertaining to the last research question indicated that although the participants believed skin color did not or had little impact on academics they did feel that skin color could have an impact with regard to opportunities of employment. The findings of this study can be used to connect school social workers and school counselors to collaborate with the Mexican/Mexican-American community to help engage discussions on skin color.

Download or read book Junior High School Teachers and the Meaning Perspectives They Hold Regarding Their Mexican American Students written by Socorro Guadalupe Herrera and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mexican American Women s Perspectives of the Intersection of Race and Gender in Public High School written by Sandra L. Fernandez-Bergersen and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative multiple participant case study examined Mexican American women's experiences at the intersection of race and gender in public high school. Mexican American women's experiences cannot be isolated and described independently in terms of either race or gender. The intersection of race and gender for Mexican American women has not been investigated fully. The few studies that include Mexican American females focus on dropouts and emphasize at risk factors such as gender, race, socioeconomic status, and language. Consequently, the gaps in the empirical literature are caused in part by the shortage of research on Mexican American women and the propensity toward examining Mexican American women from the deficit perspective. Critical Race Theory was the framework for the analysis and the interpretation in this study. The significant findings of this research support CRT, in that racism is prevalent and ordinary in the daily the lives of Mexican American females. The findings of the study included: First, racism is endemic and pervasive in public education. Second, colorblindness is the notion from which many educational entities operate. Third, the participants perceive social justice as the solution to ending all forms of racism and oppression. Finally, navigating the system is necessary to learn to be academically successful. The results contribute to the limited research on Mexican American women at the intersection of race and gender and the racism experienced in public high school to the overall CRT research in education, and in particular, to LatCrit research.

Download or read book Subtractive Schooling written by Angela Valenzuela and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2000 Outstanding Book Award presented by the American Educational Research Association Winner of the 2001 American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Award Honorable Mention, 2000 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Awards Subtractive Schooling provides a framework for understanding the patterns of immigrant achievement and U.S.-born underachievement frequently noted in the literature and observed by the author in her ethnographic account of regular-track youth attending a comprehensive, virtually all-Mexican, inner-city high school in Houston. Valenzuela argues that schools subtract resources from youth in two major ways: firstly by dismissing their definition of education and secondly, through assimilationist policies and practices that minimize their culture and language. A key consequence is the erosion of students' social capital evident in the absence of academically oriented networks among acculturated, U.S.-born youth.