The Latino education crisis : the consequences of failed social policies /
Gandara, Patricia C.
The Latino education crisis : the consequences of failed social policies / Patricia Gándara, Frances Contreras. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009. - 415 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The crisis and the context -- On being Latino or Latina in America -- American schools and the Latino student experience -- Is language the problem? -- Inside the lives of Puente students -- Beating the odds and going to college -- The costs and effectiveness of intervention -- Rescatando suenos, rescuing dreams.
9780674031272 (alk. paper)
Hispanic Americans--Education.
Hispanic American students--Social conditions.
371.829/68073
The Latino education crisis : the consequences of failed social policies / Patricia Gándara, Frances Contreras. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009. - 415 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The crisis and the context -- On being Latino or Latina in America -- American schools and the Latino student experience -- Is language the problem? -- Inside the lives of Puente students -- Beating the odds and going to college -- The costs and effectiveness of intervention -- Rescatando suenos, rescuing dreams.
9780674031272 (alk. paper)
Hispanic Americans--Education.
Hispanic American students--Social conditions.
371.829/68073