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Kiyama, Judy Marquez – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2011
Families are crucial in the development of a college-going culture in the home. This qualitative study illustrates that Mexican American families are no exception. Using a multiple case study design, this study explored the funds of knowledge present in Mexican American families. Findings from this study reveal how daily educational practices,…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Mexican Americans, Family Influence, Case Studies
Martin, Oneida L. – 1988
For more than three decades, the courts have attempted to resolve the effects of desegregation on educational quality and educational access. This report reviews a recent court ruling on the 26-year-old desegregation case, Mapp versus Board of Education, in relation to emerging demographic patterns in the Chattanooga (Tennessee) Public Schools…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Black Students, Demography