Latinos and Education: A Critical Reader
by Antonia Darder;Henry Torres Rodolfo DGutierrez (9780415911825)

Despite generations of protest, activism and reform efforts, Latinos continue to be among the nation's most educationally disadvantaged and economically disenfranchised groups. Challenging static notions of culture, identity and language, "Latinos and Education" addresses this phenomenon within the context of a rapidly changing economy and society.
This reader establishes a clear link between educational practice and the structural dimensions which shape institutional life, and calls for the development of a new language that moves beyond disciplinary and racialized categories of difference and structural inequality. The essays discuss themes such as political economy, historical views of Latinos and schooling, identity, the politics of language, cultural democracy in the classroom, community involvement and Latinos in higher education. Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central and South American, Mexican and Chicano viewpoints are all included and the volume reflects the educational experiences of students in urban centers like New York and Chicago, as well as the South, Southwest and West.
"Latinos and Education" includes contributions from the leading scholars in the field, including George I. Sanchez, Mario Barrera, Mario Garcia, Sonia Nieto, Donaldo Macedo, Martha E. Gimenez, Gloria Anzaldua, Carlos Munoz, Jr., Juan Flores and Michael Olivas, as well as newly emerging voices.

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