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Educating Latino Boys
eBook
ISBN/EAN: 9781452279336
Umbreit-Nr.: 4799713
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 272 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 04.12.2012
Auflage: 1/2012
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- Promote achievement for Latino boys!Largely misunderstood and often underserved, Latino boys miss key academic opportunities that prevent them from high achievement and success in school and beyond. Educator David Campos, a champion of higher education for Latino boys, provides proven strategies to promote success for Latino boys. Educating Latino Boys demonstrates how to:Enhance engagement and achievement by addressing Latino boys' needsExplore personal and school-wide beliefs to better understand how to serve this populationDevelop effective strategies for motivating Latino boys to pursue higher educationAddress challenges that Latino boys face in the home and at school
- Kurztext
- 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 "e;What can I do next?"e; 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 needsExplore personal and school-wide beliefs to better understand how to serve this populationDevelop strategies for motivating Latino boys to pursue higher educationAddress unique challenges that Latino boys face both in the home and at schoolEducating Latino Boys is an essential resource for improving educational opportunities and outcomes for this important population of students."e;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."e;-Kathleen Palmer Cleveland, Author of Teaching Boys Who Struggle in School"e;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."e;-Valerie J. Janesick, ProfessorUniversity of South Florida