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Cracks in the Schoolyard
Gilberto Q. . Ed(S): Conchas
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Description for Cracks in the Schoolyard
Paperback. Challenges deficit models of schooling and turns school failure on its head. Going beyond presenting critical case studies of social inequality and education, this book features achievement cases that depict Latinos as active actors - not hopeless victims - in the quest for social and economic mobility. Editor(s): Conchas, Gilberto Q. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNFR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
In Cracks in the Schoolyard, Conchas challenges deficit models of schooling and turns school failure on its head. Going beyond presenting critical case studies of social inequality and education, this book features achievement cases that depict Latinos as active actors—not hopeless victims— in the quest for social and economic mobility. Chapters examine the ways in which college students, high school youth, English language learners, immigrant Latino parents, queer homeless youth, the children of Mexican undocumented immigrants, and undocumented immigrant youth all work in local settings to improve their quality of life and advocate for their families and communities.
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In Cracks in the Schoolyard, Conchas challenges deficit models of schooling and turns school failure on its head. Going beyond presenting critical case studies of social inequality and education, this book features achievement cases that depict Latinos as active actors—not hopeless victims— in the quest for social and economic mobility. Chapters examine the ways in which college students, high school youth, English language learners, immigrant Latino parents, queer homeless youth, the children of Mexican undocumented immigrants, and undocumented immigrant youth all work in local settings to improve their quality of life and advocate for their families and communities.
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Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780807757031
SKU
V9780807757031
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