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50 Years of ERIC
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Understanding the Experiences of Latina/o Students: A Qualitative Study for Change
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Cavazos, Alyssa G.; Cavazos, Javier, Jr. – American Secondary Education, 2010
A qualitative study with nine Latina/o college students was conducted to determine their experiences with their high school teachers. After careful data analysis, the following themes emerged: (a) some Latina/o students receive high expectations and others receive low expectations, (b) low expectations for non-AP students exist, and (c) some…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Hispanic American Students, Undergraduate Students, High School Students
Reflections of a Latina Student-Teacher: Refusing Low Expectations for Latina/o Students
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Cavazos, Alyssa G. – American Secondary Education, 2009
This narrative provides a personal account of the author's student-teaching experience in a primarily Latina/o high school. In an analysis of the journal in which observations were during the experience, the following themes emerged: (a) high expectations before the semester, (b) conflicting messages, (c) teachers' expectations for standard…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teaching Experience, Student Teaching, Hispanic American Students