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Author McKissack, Elena Aragon de

Title Chicano Educational Achievement : Comparing Escuela Tlatelolco, A Chicanocentric School, and a Public High School
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (207 pages)
Series Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
Latino Communities: Emerging Voices - Political, Social, Cultural and Legal Issues
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Chapter I: The Problem; Introduction; Background and Rationale; Statement of the Problem; Purpose of the Study; Theoretical Framework; Background of the Two Sites of the Study; The Chicano Movement; A Chicanocentric School Is Born; Questions To Be Addressed; Significance of the Study; Limitations of the Study; Definition of Terms; Chapter II: Literature Review; Ethnic Identity; Who Is the Mexican American?; Self-Identification; Chicano Identity; Spanish American Identity; Mexican and Mexican American Identities
Ethnic Identity DevelopmentSchool Environment; Multicultural Curriculum; Alternative Schools; Chapter III: Research Methodology; Research Design; Sites of the Study; Selection Of Participants; Method; Participant Observation; Data Collection and Recording; Documents; Data Processing; Internal Validity; Reliability; Chapter IV: Findings; Identity Preferred by Participants; Methods Used To Promote a Positive Ethnic Identity; Factors Influential for Completion Of School; Influential Factors for Achievement; Methods Used to Encourage Enrollment In Colleges
Participants' Success in Achieving GoalsFactors That Influenced Success; Characteristics of a Chicanocentric School; Chapter V: Conclusions and Recommendations; Themes; Characteristics of the Participants; Conclusion; Outcome At Broderick; Outcome At Escuela Tlatelolco; Outcome In Public Schools; Recommendations; Bibliography; Newspaper Articles; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company
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Subject Escuela Tlatelolco (Denver, Colo.)
SUBJECT Escuela Tlatelolco (Denver, Colo.) fast
Subject Mexican Americans -- Education (Secondary) -- Colorado -- Denver -- Case studies
High schools -- Colorado -- Denver -- Case studies
Public schools -- Colorado -- Denver -- Case studies
High schools
Mexican Americans -- Education (Secondary)
Public schools
Colorado -- Denver
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781317776062
1317776062