ERIC Number: EJ1028859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1946-2077
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Educators Challenging Poverty and Latino Low Achievement: Extending and Enriching the School Day
Curwen, Margaret Sauceda; Colón-Muñiz, Anaida
Journal of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, v9 p65-77 2013
Latino students, as children of historically underachieving populations, often have their academic success in jeopardy. For many schools, after-school programs complement the regular school day, with more than half of the 49,700 U.S. elementary schools having one or more on-site programs. Such programs vary in intent, purposes, and resources and typically emphasize remediation rather than developing interests or competencies in curricular areas beyond language arts and math. This qualitative case study explores the practices of one dual language elementary school in a high poverty Latino community and its academic/enrichment extended day program. Wenger's (1998) community of practice framework captures the mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire of practices tightly woven between the regular school day's classroom teachers and the after-school instructional assistants. This investigation provides insight into collaborative efforts that can counter the isolation, segregation, and mediocrity of school experiences that children in poverty often experience and provide points for offering dual language and cultural experiences through an extension of the school day.
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Poverty, After School Programs, Extended School Day, Bilingual Education, Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Charter Schools, English Language Learners, Transitional Programs, Faculty Development, Low Achievement
AERA SIG: Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research. Tel: 323-343-4393; Web site: http://aera-ultr.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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