Creating success in a border school: Culture and literacy in the empowerment of hispanic high school students
In this qualitative study the author provides a thorough review of culture and its implications with failure and successful leaming. Additionally, his discussion focus on the cognitive dimensions of culture and the relationship of academic achievement and literacy. This first part provides as theore...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1989 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA |
| Repositorio: | Estudios Fronterizos |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.localhost:article/443 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/443 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Culture academic achievement empowerment border Social sciences Demographics Sociology culture The social structure education Dropouts Sociology of Education Discrimination in education Immigrants and ethnic and linguistic minorities international relations |
| Sumario: | In this qualitative study the author provides a thorough review of culture and its implications with failure and successful leaming. Additionally, his discussion focus on the cognitive dimensions of culture and the relationship of academic achievement and literacy. This first part provides as theoretical frame of reference to describe the ethnographic South San Diego Writing Project where High School Chicano students isolated in the cornmunity and minimally exposed to English speaking peers improve the quantity and quality of English compositions while also increasing participation and cooperation writing activities. The author finishes exposing the implications of action research and the empowerment of minority students while recommending interdisciplinary research on dropout to implement educational reform. |
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