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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480484903321

Autore

Delgado-Gaitan Concha

Titolo

Creating a college culture for Latino students : successful programs, practices, and strategies / / Concha Delgado Gaitan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , [2013]

ISBN

1-4522-7850-4

1-4522-7854-7

1-4522-7853-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

378.1982968073

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Education (Higher) - United States

Latin Americans - Education (Higher) - United States

Educational change - United States

Educational equalization - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""C""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""Chapter 1 - Introduction""; ""Chapter 2 - Influences in Getting Latinos to College""; ""Chapter 3 - Promising Educational Practices""; ""Chapter 4 - Talking College in Elementary School""; ""Chapter 5 - College Readiness in Middle and Secondary School""; ""Chapter 6 - Features and Activities of Successful Programs""; ""Chapter 7 - Collaborations and Partnerships""; ""Chapter 8 - College Planning With Parents""; ""Chapter 9 - Students Navigating the College Culture""; ""Chapter 10 - Sites for Educators, Students, and Families""

""References""""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The mission statement of the Common Core State Standards couldn't be any clearer in describing expectations for the education of our nation's youth. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy. In the 21st century, a



high school diploma without further education provides limited options for young adults: high school graduates currently have an unemployment rate of 32% - approximately twice that of college graduates. According to research conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, despite recent increases in college attendance rates for Latino ...