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Trigos-Carrillo, Lina – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the literacy practices of the families and communities of first-generation college students in Latin America, and how community and family literacies can inform the understanding of first-generation college students' identity and cultural values. Design/methodology/approach: This transnational…
Descriptors: Literacy, First Generation College Students, Latin Americans, Family Literacy
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Rolla San Francisco, Andrea; Arias, Melissa; Villers, Renata; Snow, Catherine – International Journal of Educational Research, 2006
Grade retention has been the de facto policy for children with academic difficulties in many Latin American countries [Schiefelbein, E., & Wolff, L. (1992). "Repetition and inadequate achievement in Latin America's primary schools: a review of magnitudes, causes, relationships, and strategies." Washington, DC: World Bank.]. In Costa…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Latin Americans, Early Intervention