High-achieving Latino students : successful pathways toward college and beyond / edited by Susan J. Paik, Stacy M. Kula, Jeremiah J. González, Veronica V. González.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paik, Susan J., editor.

Kula, Stacy M., editor.

González, Jeremiah J., editor.

González, Veronica V., editor.

Series:

Research in educational productivity.

Research in educational productivity

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Education.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Education, Higher.

Hispanic American students.

Hispanic American college students.

Academic achievement--Social aspects--United States.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"High-Achieving Latino Students: Successful Pathways Toward College and Beyond addresses a long-standing need for a book that focuses on the success factors of Latino students in the US. Much of the research focuses on the failure of Latino students or uses a deficit lens; this book uses a strength-based framework to understand and support Latino achievement. The book represents a step forward in maximizing their potential and development. As the Latino population continues to grow, high achievement is necessary for individual and national success. The authors acknowledge early preparation is key to successful pathways towards higher education. With a comprehensive approach, they propose best practices grounded in research and their experience in schools with Latino populations. The book chapters illuminate: (a) contextual factors surrounding Latino students' lives and identities, such as race, class, culture as well as social, historical, or other related issues; (b) alterable factors that support high achievement, such as raising educational expectations, increasing learning time, developing key relationships (e.g., parents, teachers, mentors, peers), and creating strong school-family-community connections; and (c) other key resources, such as cultural, social, and other forms of capital. Educational researchers, policymakers, and practitioners including school leaders, teachers, counselors, and parents will understand "what works" as they gain insight into Latino students' lives, opportunities, and resources. The book provides research-based recommendations from early to later school years on how to enhance student learning, develop talents, promote resilience and other pro-social behavior, support healthy relationships, and collaborate with families, schools, and communities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / Carl A. Cohn

Introduction and overview: Using AI? success lens to understand latino achievement / Susan J. Paik, Stacy M. Kula, Jeremiah J. González, and Verónica V. González

Part I. Social, cultural, and familial capital

Chapter 1. High-achieving latino students at elite colleges: The role of school structure and pre-college programs in k-12 preparation / Jeremiah J. González

Chapter 2. Asset-based factors of high-achieving puerto rican high school students: Understanding familial and social capital / René Antrop-González

Chapter 3. Madres y abuelas (mothers and grandmothers): Informing and shaping high-achieving latinx college students' educational success / Jeanett Castellanos, Alberta M. Gloria, Oscar F. Rojas Pérez, and Monica Quezada

Chapter 4. High-achieving first-generation latino community college students: Their journeys, struggles, and stories of success / Verónica V. González

Part II. Individual agency and other strength-based factors

Chapter 5. High-achieving latino students in low-performing high schools: The importance of resilience / Liliana Jarvis

Chapter 6. Family, community, and culture: A framework for culturally-rooted grit (crg) in second-generation high-achieving latino students at elite colleges and universities / Stacy M. Kula

Chapter 7. From surviving to thriving: Critical perspectives on high-achieving latino undergraduate males at selective universities / David Pérez II, Victor B. Sáenz, and Jorge Burmicky

Part III. Untold stories of success: Barriers and opportunities

Chapter 8. Contexts that facilitate academic success and college pathways for undocumented students: Lessons from early academic experiences of high-achieving, undocumented latino students attending highly-selective private colleges / Gloria Itzel Montiel

Chapter 9. Científicos latinxs: Uncovering the counter story of success in stem / Laura Rendón, Amaury Nora, Ripsimé Bledsoe, and Vijay Kanagala

Chapter 10. The life and success of sonia sotomayor: Perseverance and productive giftedness / Susan J. Paik, Kenya R. Marshall-Harper, Charlina Gozali, and Tammy Johnson

Part IV. Intervention and strategies that promote high achievement

Chapter 11. Early intervention matters: Towards AI? path of high achievement for latino middle school males / Eligio Martínez Jr. and Michelle Castellanos

Chapter 12. High-achieving latinx k-12 students: Factors that support academic achievement and school persistence toward stem careers / Hersh C. Waxman, Mario I. Suárez, and Yolanda N. Padrón

Chapter 13. Serving gifted, advanced, and high-ability latino students: Programming for success / Jaime A. Castellano

Part V. Conclusion and recommations: What works in practice, research, and policy

Chapter 14. Why school leaders matter in supporting high achievement: Reflections for school leadership / Gudiel R. Crosthwaite

Chapter 15. The importance of effective practices for high-achieving students: Reflections for practice / Jeremiah J. González, Verónica V. González, Stacy M. Kula, and Susan J. Paik

Chapter 16. Good research and policy matter for school success: Reflections for research & policy / Stacy M. Kula, Susan J. Paik, Verónica V. González, and Jeremiah J. González

Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-64802-012-7