| Latino Dropouts in Rural America: Realities and Possibilities Contributor(s): Hondo, Carolyn (Author), Gardiner, Mary E. (Author), Sapien, Yolanda M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791473880 ISBN-13: 9780791473887 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $32.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: Latino high school students in rural communities talk about dropping out of school. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 373.129 |
| LCCN: 2007025407 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.97" W x 8.96" (0.60 lbs) 198 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Idaho - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |