Bring out the best in your male Latino students!
Largely misunderstood and in many cases underserved, Latino boys often miss out on key academic opportunities for achievement and success in school. Educator David Campos, a champion of higher education for Latino boys, provides proven strategies to promote their achievement.
Through powerful vignettes and helpful ‘What can I do next?’ sections, Campos helps teachers and administrators understand the unique assets that this remarkable group of students brings into the school community and how to engage them as learners. Educating Latino Boys demonstrates how to:
- Enhance student engagement and achievement by addressing Latino boys′ specific needs
- Explore personal and school-wide beliefs to better understand how to serve this population
- Develop strategies for motivating Latino boys to pursue higher education
- Address unique challenges that Latino boys face both in the home and at school
Educating Latino Boys is an essential resource for improving educational opportunities and outcomes for this important population of students.
‘With passionate concern and a probing insight drawn from experiences as both learner and educator, David Campos deconstructs the complex factors affecting the academic success of Latino boys in our schools today and compels us to embrace the need for change.’
—Kathleen Palmer Cleveland, Author of Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School
‘David Campos makes a persuasive case for the need to examine the lived experience of Latino boys and the implications for policy and practice. His many examples are powerful, imaginative, and supported by data.’
—Valerie J. Janesick, Professor
University of South Florida
Зміст
A Few Words Before Starting
Part I. Framing the Scope and Purpose of the Book
1. Introduction
Examining the Education of Latino Boys Is Important
Latino Boys Have Assets
Why Latino Is Used Rather Than Hispanic
Summary
2. Cultural Conflict Between Latino Boys and School
Unfavorable Perceptions of Latino Boys
How Schools Fail to Meet Latino Boys′ Needs
Boy Behaviors That Do Not Fit With Schools′ Expectations
Summary
‘What Can I Do Next?’ Implications for the Classroom
Part II. Circumstances of Contemporary Latino Boys
3. Data Trends Associated With Latino Boys
Demographic Trends Among Latinos in the United States
The Academic Achievement of Latino Students
The Significance of Teacher Quality
Summary
4. The Cultural Background of Latino Boys
The Heterogeneity of the Latino Culture
Common Latino Cultural Values
Summary
‘What Can I Do Next?’ Implications for the Classroom
Part III. Social Forces That Affect Latino Boys′ School Performance
5. The Differing Kinds of Capital in the Lives of Latino Boys
The Challenges of Poverty
Physical Capital
Human Capital
Cultural Capital
Social Capital
Summary
6. The Balancing Act That Latino Boys Perform
The Challenge of Acculturating
The Worry Over Immigration
The Stress of Learning English
Summary
‘What Can I Do Next?’ Implications for the Classroom
Part IV. Teachers and Schools Can Enhance Latino Boys′ Success
7. Enhancing Latino Boys′ Success at School
Instructional Practices in the Classroom
Fostering a Positive Sense of School Attachment
Summary
8. Programs for Latino Boys
A Few Words About Program Effectiveness
Programs Designed to Help Latino Youth
Advocacy Organizations That Work to Empower Latinos
Summary
‘What Can I Do Next?’ Implications for the Classroom
Final Thoughts
References
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
Про автора
David Campos began his career in education more than thirty years ago, when he started teaching second grade. He earned his Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin, specializing in learning disabilities and behavior disorders. His scholarship focuses on instructional design and delivery, childhood health and wellness, and LGBTQ children and adolescents. He has written books on childhood loneliness, childhood obesity, and inspiring creativity in students, among others. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.
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