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New Juan Crow Education as a Context for Institutional Microaggressions: Latina/o/x Students Maintaining College Aspirations
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Acevedo-Gil, Nancy – Urban Education, 2022
Latina/o/x students aspire to earn a college degree but given that they likely attend urban high schools with inadequate educational opportunities and high-discipline environments, more research is needed to examine the influence of institutional racism on aspirations. This case study was guided by the frameworks of New Juan Crow in Education and…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Racism, Student Experience, Educational Environment
Rules of Engagement: Building a College-Going Culture in an Urban School
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McKillip, Mary E. M.; Godfrey, Kelly E.; Rawls, Anita – Urban Education, 2013
Students who struggle in pursuit of postsecondary education tend to be Latino, Black, low-income, or first-generation college students. This article presents the case of a small public school serving students grades 6-12 from these traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in a large urban school district. Observations revealed that the school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, College Preparation, School Culture, Social Development
Explaining the Gender Disparity in Latino Youth's Education: Acculturation and Economic Value of Education
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Colon, Yari; Sanchez, Bernadette – Urban Education, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to examine the roles of acculturation, economic value of education, and gender in the academic achievement of Latino adolescents. Participants (N = 143) were 12th-grade students at an urban public high school. Analyses revealed that a higher economic value of education was related to higher academic…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Gender Differences