Creating a College Culture for Latino Students

Successful Programs, Practices, and Strategies
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4522-5770-9
Verlag: Corwin

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 373 g

Help your Latino students become college-bound!

You know that your Latino students face harsh odds. By the numbers, Latinos are the most underrepresented group on college campuses. How can educators guide students to overcome those barriers? This groundbreaking book has the answers you need, brought together from the nation's most outstanding college-readiness programs for Latino students.

Concha Delgado Gaitan, an award-winning professor, scholar, and first-generation Latina college graduate, shares winning strategies that work—districtwide and within your school. In this book, you'll find guidance on:

- Creating a "college culture" in elementary, middle, and secondary schools, both within the classroom and throughout the building

- Working with families and community organizations to promote Latino students' school achievement and college goals
- Best practices for coaching students, including five essentials for college preparedness

Whether you're a superintendent, principal, counselor, or classroom teacher, Creating a College Culture for Latino Students can help you make a difference in the lives of your Latino students and support them on their path to college.

"Delgado Gaitan's writing justifies the need for a comprehensive strategy starting at an early age in a child's life to ensure the dream of a college education."
—Rosemary Papa, Del and Jewell Lewis Endowed Chair of Educational Leadership
Northern Arizona University

"The inclusion of stories depicting the actual and courageous journeys that students have traveled to achieve their goal is both poignant and impressive. Of particular note, Delgado Gaitan covers the topic of college planning with parents, a critical component of the successful Latino experience."
—Carmella S. Franco, Former Superintendent and State-Appointed Trustee
Whittier, CA

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gaitan, Concha Delgado

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction
2. Influences in Getting Latinos to College
Geographic, Cultural and Socioeconomic Conditions
Major Hurdles
3. Promising Educational Practices
Crafting a College Culture to Socialize Students for College
Framing Culture Through Action Research
4. Talking College in Elementary School
Supportive Relationships in the School Setting
Building College Culture Relationships Between Family and School
Practical Strategies for Elementary Grade Educators
5. College Readiness in Middle and Secondary School
Developing Study Habits and Academic Language
Parent/School/Community Partnerships
Transition from Middle to High School
Best Practices for Educators
6. Features and Activities of Successful Programs
Guidelines for Successful Academic Programs for Latinos
Effective Programs
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
Upward Bound
College Track
East Bay Consortium
Best Practices for Creating College Culture in Schools
7. Collaborations and Partnerships
Hidalgo Independent Schools: A School District Success Story
Creating a K-12 College Going Culture in HISD
The Families' Role
Puente Program
Gear Up Program
Best Practices for Educators
8. College Planning With Parents
5 "Cs" of Family Engagement
Parents Want to Know
Partnering With Families and Communities
Best Practices for Successful Teacher and Parent Partnerships
9. Students Navigating the College Culture
Enduring Social and Emotional Character
Support Systems From Early to High School Years
10. Sites for Educators, Students, and Families
Resources for Creating a College Culture in Schools
Resources for Informing Students and Families
Information About Latinos in College
Financial Resources
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Gaitan, Concha Delgado
Concha Delgado Gaitan, PhD, is an award-winning ethnographic researcher and professor of sociocultural studies in education. She received the George and Louise Spindler award for her contributions to the field of Anthropology and Education from the Council of Anthropology and Education of the American Anthropological Association. Her early career as a teacher and school principal informs her later work as a practicing anthropologist in communities and professor at the University of California, Davis. Concha has also worked in the field of public health education in Latino communities, combining that interest with her dedication to issues of social justice and education. She is a national and international speaker as well as a consultant on the numerous topics that inspire her work.

Among her many scholarly publications are her books where she presents her work as an ethnographer working with disenfranchised families and communities toward their empowerment and extending practical lessons to educators: (1) The Power of Community, (2) Protean Literacy, (3) Crossing Cultural Borders, (4) Literacy for Empowerment, (5) School and Society, (6) Involving Latino Families in the School, (7) Building Culturally Responsive Classrooms, and this most current one (8) Creating a College Culture for Latino Students. In a different book, Prickly Cactus, she turns the lenses inward to look at the role of family and community in her life during a time of major health crisis. Concha works and lives in the San Francisco Bay area with her husband Dudley Thompson. For more information, please go to www.conchadelgadogaitan.com or contact Concha at [e-mail].

Dr. Concha Delgado Gaitan is an award-winning ethnographic researcher and scholar of oral and writ ten traditions in immigrant communities. She relates her work with families, communities, and schools in many publications, among them her books: The Power of Community; Literacy for Empowerment; Protean Literacy; Crossing Cultural Borders, and School and Society. To her scholarly work, Dr. Delgado Gaitan brings a broad experience as an elementary school teacher, elementary school principal, ethnographic researcher, and professor of sociocul-tural studies at the University of California. She is currently a writer in the San Francisco Bay Area. The genesis of this book begins with her experience as an elementary school teacher and principal. Involving the parents in every way possible prevented many problems in the classroom dur-ing the year and enhanced the classroom curriculum to more mean-ingfully engage the students in their learning. As an ethnographer/researcher and professor, Dr. Delgado Gaitan once again worked in Latino communities to study family and community literacy. During these years of observing and interviewing parents, educators, and community leaders, she collaborated with them to facilitate family-school partnerships. One of the most success-ful efforts continues to thrive in Carpinteria, California. It has been the focus of countless articles, many national and international presenta-tions, and a professional video, Parents and Schools United for a Better Education, on bridging the gap between Latino parents and the schools, which she produced. With this first-hand experience on the topic, this book offers a composite of insights, instructions, and possi-bilities toward sustainable partnerships between schools and Latino communities to advance Latino students’ academic performance.