Middle-Class Educational Values among Latino Gang Members in East Los Angeles County High Schools.

Schwartz, Audrey James

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Publication Date: 1989

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Middle-Class Educational Values among Latino Gang Members in East Los Angeles County High Schools.

Schwartz, Audrey James

Urban Education, v24 n3 p323-42 Oct 1989

Concern about potential disruption by Latino gang members in East Los Angeles (California) high schools results in over-emphasis on classroom control and neglect of these students' academic and social development. This study recommends steps to encourage the integration and participation in schooling of gang members through individualized instruction. (AF)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Educational Attitudes, Grade 10, Hispanic American Students, Juvenile Gangs, Mexican Americans, Questionnaires, Secondary Education, Social Integration, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Student Participation, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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