The Education of Latino students in Massachusetts : issues, research, and policy implications /
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| Imprint: | Boston : Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts ; Amherst, MA, USA : Distributed by the University of Massachusetts Press, c1993. |
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| Description: | xv, 261 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2353611 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Ralph Rivera
- The Status of Latino Students in Massachusetts Public Schools / Anne Wheelock
- Entitlements of Latino Students and Parents: Some Legal Policy Considerations / Jose Javier Colon-Morera, Nitza M. Hidalgo, Aida A. Nevarez and Ana M. Garcia-Blanco
- Bilingual Education: Perspectives on Research and Other Issues / Diana Lam
- Barriers to Latino Parental Involvement in the Boston Public Schools / Ralph Rivera
- Latinos and Educational Reform: The Privatization of the Chelsea Public Schools / Glenn Jacobs
- Latino Experiences in Vocational Technical Education: Implications for Educational Policy and Reform in Massachusetts / James Jennings
- What Do Latino Children Need to Succeed in School? A Study of Four Boston Public Schools / Antonia Darder and Carole Christofk Upshur
- I was an Outsider: An Exploratory Study of Dropping Out among Puerto Rican Youths in Holyoke, Massachusetts / Manuel Frau-Ramos and Sonia Nieto
- Academic Costs of Social Marginalization: An Analysis of the Perceptions of Latino Students at a Boston High School / Virginia Vogel Zanger
- Poverty, Resilience, and Academic Achievement among Latino College Students and High School Dropouts / Castellano B. Turner, Amaro J. Laria, Ester R. Shapiro and Maria Del Carmen Perez
- The Effects of Schooling Processes and Practices on Potential At-Risk Latino High School Students / Martha Montero-Sieburth
- Creating Possibilities: Educating Latino Students in Massachusetts / Sonia Nieto.