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Latino K-12 Schools : redesigned for student success / Leonard A. Valverde.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Valverde, Leonard A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic Americans--Education.
- Hispanic Americans.
- Hispanic Americans--Education--Social aspects.
- Mexican Americans--Education.
- Mexican Americans.
- Community and school--United States.
- Community and school.
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (196 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland ; London, England : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <span><span>This book is a comprehensive guide for educators and policy makers who are ready to create schools for Latinos (particularly Mexican Americans), such that students will be successful in learning and achieving in K-12 grades and college and help to advance society in the 21</span><span><sup>st</sup></span><span> century.</span></span>
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword; Preface: U.S. Future Success based on Latino Student Success; Acknowledgments; I: Creating Anew; Chapter One: The Twenty-First Century, Latinos, and Education; Chapter Two: A School Suited for Its Estudiantes* and Community; II: New Organization to Meet the Greater Demand/Needs; Chapter Three: Building Capacity and Creating Flexibility; Chapter Four: Generating More Resources; III: Inserting Hope, Welcoming Campuses, and Enriching Communities; Chapter Five: A School Filled with Caring Adults Fostering Learning and Growth
- Chapter Six: Reducing Teacher Bias to Gain Better Student LearningIV: Programmatic Efforts Designed Specifically for Latino Students; Chapter Seven: Special Education Programs That Work for and Not Against English-Language Learners; Chapter Eight: Gifted Programs (Grades K-8) and College Prep (Grades 9-12); V: Evaluation, Governance, and Leadership; Chapter Nine: Assessment for Human Development and Reinvention; Chapter Ten: Holding True to Democratic Principles; Postscript: Adelante (Onward); References; Index; About the Author and Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-34384-4
- 1-4758-0627-2
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