ERIC Number: EJ1307396
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 32
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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Locked in Sequence and Stuck on Skills in a College-for-All Culture for Urban Latinx Youth
Urban Education, v56 n8 p1328-1359 Oct 2021
This case study of one small urban California high school enrolling predominantly low-socioeconomic status (SES) Latinx youth and many emergent bilinguals found that a college-for-all school culture, guided by leadership and school vision, was enacted in classrooms as caring, safe, productive spaces promoting college-going comportment. However, support exceeded challenge, with routine scaffolds and formulaic activity. There was less evidence of learning opportunities that challenged intellectual capacities and students' analytic processes. Instruction overall maintained a sequential format of support, study skills, and content skills before challenging disciplinary work, with basic and intermediate academic literacies seldom embedded in activity that engaged higher order thinking, creativity, and imagination.
Descriptors: Small Schools, Urban Schools, High Schools, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, School Culture, College Readiness, Sequential Learning, High School Students, High School Teachers, Classroom Environment, Study Skills, Student Behavior, Difficulty Level
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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