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Schmidt, Jennifer A.; Shumow, Lee – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2020
Latinos/as experience underachievement and underrepresentation in science. Mindset beliefs contribute to positive academic outcomes among students generally, but are understudied among Latinos/as in science. In this quasi-experimental study, Latino/a students expressed initial mindset-related beliefs shown to be less generative of success in…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education
Burgo, Clara – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2020
Even though study abroad programs in Spanish-speaking countries are increasingly popular, there are hardly any programs specifically designed for Spanish heritage language learners (Beaudrie, Ducar, & Potowski, 2014). However, there are many heritage language learners who still choose a Hispanic country to study abroad. How can we as…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Spanish, Heritage Education, Educational Needs
Casanova, Carlos R.; Cammarota, Julio – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2019
This ongoing ethnographic study examines how a counter-space, La Libertad, introduces Latin@ students to a liberating pedagogy of praxis which counters dehumanization they experience in their high school. The researcher spent 180+ hours over 14 months in the field collecting data through participant observation, field notes, and personal…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Hispanic American Students, Teaching Methods, High School Students
López, Sylvia – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2014
The growing U.S. Latino dispersal is allowing for more interactions between students of Spanish and native Spanish speakers. By working with Latino community members, Spanish instructors help meet the standards for foreign language education developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. This article describes 2 projects.…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Adults, Tutoring, English (Second Language)
Zanoni, Joseph; Rucinski, Dianne; Flores, Jovita; Perez, Idida; Gomez, Guillermo; Davis, Rochelle; Jones, Rise – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2011
Community organizing brings Latina/o families together to enhance repertoires of culturally relevant practices to promote health and curriculum. The Healthy Schools Campaign, a 4-year environmental justice partnership between public health researchers and Latina/o organizations in 2 neighborhoods of Chicago, was formed to confront the epidemics of…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Obesity, Public Health, Child Health
Downs, Andrew; Martin, Jesus; Fossum, Michelle; Martinez, Sybil; Solorio, Maria; Martinez, Hipolito – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2008
Despite recent progress, college attendance rates of Latino students continue to lag behind those of White students in the United States. Research suggests that outreach programs designed to increase the college knowledge of Latino students and families hold promise for reducing the observed discrepancy. Based on participant observer methods, this…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Outreach Programs, Family Involvement, College Attendance
Austin, Theresa; Willett, Jerri; Gebhard, Margaret; Montes, Agustin Lao – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2010
This article reports on a teacher education program's preparation of bilingual paraeducators during a period of conflicting educational reform of structured English immersion in Massachusetts. Drawing on nexus analysis of discourses (R. Scollon & S. W. Scollon, 2004), we discuss factors faced by Latino educators. These include competing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change, Bilingualism
Evans, Carol – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2009
This study offers a small, highly contextualized counter-example to several recent large-scale analyses depicting Latino underachievement in higher education (R. Fry, 2002; J. Immerwahr, 2003; S. Miller & E. Garcia, 2004; W. Swail, A. Cabrera, & C. Lee, 2004; W. S. Swail, K. E. Redd, & L. W. Perna, 2003). The purpose is to analyze…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Mexican Americans, Educational Attainment, Federal Programs