ERIC Number: EJ978568
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
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Transformative Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Realizing Equity Praxis through Community Connections and Local Solutions
Ruiz, Marisol; Valverde, Michelle
Journal of Latinos and Education, v11 n3 p189-194 2012
Schools serve as antidemocratic spaces where teacher, parent, community member, and student voices are typically disregarded. Instead, philanthropists and businesses are allowed to drive school and district agendas. An exploration of 3 local efforts that connect a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) with prekindergarten to Grade 12 students and their families confirms that community members themselves know the solutions to the problems schools face. Viable solutions cannot be divorced from society and the economy. HSIs can become transformative by employing an "equity praxis" that merges theory with practice for the purpose of achieving social and economic justice.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Social Justice, Educational Change, Theory Practice Relationship, Hispanic American Students, Institutional Characteristics, Bilingual Education, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement, Multiple Literacies, School Community Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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