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A Zero-Sum Politics of Identification: A Topological Analysis of Wildlife Advocacy Rhetoric in the Mexican Gray Wolf Reintroduction Project
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Walsh, Lynda – Written Communication, 2019
As climate change contracts our environment, bringing human and nonhuman communities into increased contact and conflict over scarce resources, advocacy rhetoric is making a related shift, from raising human awareness of problems "out there" to renegotiating the very boundaries between human and nonhuman communities. This shift--along…
Descriptors: Wildlife, Advocacy, Climate, Change
Ideologies of the Press in Regard to English Language Learners: A Case Study of Two Newspapers in Arizona
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González-Carriedo, Ricardo – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2014
The media in general and newspapers in particular have a powerful influence on the formation of public attitudes in society. This study aimed at identifying and analyzing the ideologies of two newspapers in Arizona in regard to English language learners. Using discourse analysis, 90 texts published by "The Arizona Republic" and the…
Descriptors: Immigration, English Language Learners, Newspapers, Discourse Analysis
Challenging Colorblindness in Arizona: Latina/o Students' Counter-Narratives of Race and Racism
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Cammarota, Julio – Multicultural Perspectives, 2014
This essay reviews Latina/o students' counter-narratives challenging colorblindness. The author highlights the experiences of students from Tucson Unified School District's Mexican American Studies program. By examining student counter-narratives, the author also identifies race-related terms that are more suitable for dialogue among and with…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Personal Narratives, Race, Racial Bias
Latino Immigration, Education, and Opportunity
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Jimenez, Rosa M. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
Immigration is often framed as a problem, yet it is also a time of remarkable opportunity. While immigrants come to the United States from all over the world, the author focuses on the unique and urgent issues related to Latino immigration. Immigrant Latinos have changed the face of America and U.S. schools. Approximately one in five K-12 students…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic American Students
Student Dropout Problem: Implications for Policymakers.
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Matranga, Myrna; Mitchell, Douglas E. – 1988
Over 35 percent of all Western Region students (in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah) entering the ninth grade in 1980 failed to complete high school. This paper provides education policy makers with an overall understanding of the Western Region dropout problem, reviews available research, analyzes alternative change strategies, and briefly…
Descriptors: Alienation, Change Strategies, Dropouts, Educational Environment
Factors Influencing Mathematics Participation of Highly Able Mexican American Adolescents.
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Gemmill, Linda M.; And Others – 1982
Approximately 700 Mexican American and Anglo students in grades 9, 10, and 11, who were identified as having superior mathematical ability, were surveyed to identify the factors affecting mathematics participation, determine the relative importance of these factors, and determine their stability over time. Five variables were studied: cognitive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis