ERIC Number: EJ783874
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
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Examining the Academic and Personal-Social Experiences of Latina/o Children in Southeastern U.S. Rural, Burgeoning Latino Communities
Villalba, Jose A.; Brunelli, Maria; Lewis, Lucy; Wachter, Carrie
Rural Educator, v28 n3 p12-19 Spr 2007
Between the 1990 and 2000 U.S. Census several Southeastern states, largely void of a permanent Latino population prior to 1990, witnessed significantly large increases in the number of Latina/o residents, particularly in rural communities. This study was designed to ascertain the impressions of non-Latina/o teachers and school counselors working with Latina/o youngsters in elementary school settings in these communities through the use of focus group methodologies. Four general themes were identified using the Consensual Qualitative Research method of analysis: (I) Academic factors affecting Latina/o children in burgeoning communities; (II) School interventions used for addressing academic factors; (III) Latina/o children and family characteristics in burgeoning communities; and (IV) personal-social-economic factors impacting Latina/o children in burgeoning communities. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Focus Groups, Family Characteristics, Rural Areas, School Counselors, Economic Factors, Hispanic Americans, Academic Achievement, Teacher Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Elementary Schools, Intervention, Socioeconomic Status
National Rural Education Association. Rural Educator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway Box 453002, Las Vegas, NV 89154-3002. Tel: 702-895-3478; Fax: 702-895-3492; e-mail: ruraleducator@ccmail.nevada.edu; Web site: http://www.unlv.edu/journals/ruraleducator/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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