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Author Hondo, Carolyn, 1954-

Title Latino dropouts in rural America : realities and possibilities / Carolyn Hondo, Mary E. Gardiner, Yolanda Sapien
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 182 pages) : illustrations
Contents Machine generated contents note: Preface: Getting On and Off the Yellow School Bus -- 1. High School Dropout Phenomenon -- 2. Research Methods -- 3. Inside Three Rural Schools and Communities -- 4. Case Studies: Latina Youth Experiences In and Out of School -- 5. Case Studies: Latino Youth Experiences In and Out of School -- 6. Composite Analysis: Latina/o Students Seeking Satisfaction -- 7 A Leadership Plan for Culturally Responsive Schools -- Appendix A Phenomenology -- Appendix B Interview Guides -- Appendix C Recommendations for Superintendents and Policy Makers -- Appendix D Cultural Responsiveness in Standards for School Leaders -- Appendix E Resources for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leadership -- Appendix F Professional Development Activities for Cultural Responsiveness
Summary "This book affords Latino high school dropouts from rural communities in Idaho the opportunity to tell their stories in their own words. It candidly reveals students' school experiences, explores why students leave school, and looks at the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act (2001). Four of the nine students interviewed for the book passed NCLB-mandated state graduation tests, two others passed two of three sections, and all were capable of achieving success in school. The decision to leave school was connected with students' seeking personal satisfaction and to reduce the social-psychological pain of schooling. In certain cases principals and teachers blamed the Latino students for disadvantaging the school. Latino Dropouts in Rural America presents a systematic approach for addressing the main problem: a lack of cultural responsiveness in school curriculum, instruction, policies, and practices. The leadership plan recommended by the authors will help educators to understand the lives of rural Latino youth and to critique their own schools."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-155) and index
Notes English
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Subject High school dropouts -- United States
Hispanic Americans -- Education (Secondary)
Rural children -- Education (Secondary) -- United States
EDUCATION -- Secondary.
High school dropouts
Hispanic Americans -- Education (Secondary)
Rural children -- Education (Secondary)
United States
Form Electronic book
Author Gardiner, Mary E., 1953-
Sapien, Yolanda, 1953-
ISBN 9781435658752
1435658752