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Family Lessons and Funds of Knowledge: College-Going Paths in Mexican American Families
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Kiyama, Judy Marquez – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2011
Families are crucial in the development of a college-going culture in the home. This qualitative study illustrates that Mexican American families are no exception. Using a multiple case study design, this study explored the funds of knowledge present in Mexican American families. Findings from this study reveal how daily educational practices,…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Mexican Americans, Family Influence, Case Studies
Mango Street and Malnourished Readers: Politics and Realities in an "At-Risk" Middle School
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Sullivan, M. Alayne – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2007
This article presents results of a literature-response study conducted with at-risk middle school students of Latino, African American, and Caucasian backgrounds. The study was guided by an assumption of students' ability to read and coherently assimilate elements of "The House on Mango Street," by Sandra Cisneros (1984). Although centered in…
Descriptors: Reading Ability, Hispanic American Literature, High Risk Students, Middle School Students