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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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From "Hell No!" to "Que Paso?": Interrogating a Hispanic-Serving Institution Possibility
Lara, Dulcinea; Lara, Antonio
Journal of Latinos and Education, v11 n3 p175-181 2012
Some Hispanic students are making it through the Eurocentric, United Statesian education pipeline, but exponentially more are failing. Meanwhile, poor Chican@ communities are disproportionately suffering from unemployment, low levels of education, chronic illness, pollution, and myriad social ills. At this historical crossroads, it behooves Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and surrounding communities to establish and nurture true partnerships from a grassroots approach rather than an already-attempted institutional approach. "We" need to connect today's educational "crisis" to a historical, assimilationist trajectory that undermined and deteriorated our communities and our "gente" with a purposeful, racist backdrop. We call for a reinvigorated HSI mandate.
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Outreach Programs, Critical Theory, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, Context Effect, Cultural Context, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Social Change, Community Change, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement, Community Coordination, Higher Education
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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