{"product_id":"latino-high-school-graduation-defying-the-odds-paperback-softback-9780292724952","title":"Latino High School Graduation; Defying the Odds (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292724952","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLatino High School Graduation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDefying the Odds\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarriett D. Romo (Author), Toni Falbo (Author), Charles M. Bonjean (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292724952\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile high school drop-out rates have steadily declined among white and African American students over the 1970s and 1980s a constant 35 percent of Latino students continued to quit school before graduation. In this pioneering work, Harriett Romo and Toni Falbo reveal how a group of at-risk Latino students defied the odds and earned a high school diploma.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRomo and Falbo tracked the progress of 100 students in Austin, Texas, from 1989 to 1993. Drawing on interviews with the students and their parents, school records, and fieldwork in the schools and communities, the authors identify both the obstacles that caused many students to drop out and the successful strategies that other students and their parents pursued to ensure high school graduation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors conclude with seven far-reaching recommendations for changes in the public schools. Sure to provoke debate among all school constituencies, this book will be required reading for school administrators, teachers, parents, legislators, and community leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by Charles M. Bonjean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. The Goals and Methods of This Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Tracking of Hispanic Students: \"\u003cbr\u003eYou're not college material.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Caught in the Web of School Policies: \"\u003cbr\u003eWhy me?\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Gang Involvement and Educational Attainment: \"\u003cbr\u003eMy own gang. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Teen Motherhood: \"\u003cbr\u003eI wanted him. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Immigrant and Second-Generation Students: \"\u003cbr\u003eWell, she's Mexican. She's going to drop out. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Going for the GED: \"\u003cbr\u003eI didn't want to be 20 when I graduated.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Bureaucratic Glitches: \"\u003cbr\u003e I guess no one wants me. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Cultural Boundaries, Family Resources, and Parental Actions: \"\u003cbr\u003eDon't be like me--stay in school. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. What Schools Must Do to Improve Graduation Rates: \"\u003cbr\u003eWhat would I change? Everything.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1: Parent Questionnaire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2: Student Questionnaire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 3: Ethnographic Interview #1--Parent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 4: Ethnographic Interview #1--Student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 5: Ethnographic Interview #2--Parent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 6: Ethnographic Interview #2--Student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 7: Telephone Interview--Parent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 8: Telephone Interview--Student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530855510296,"sku":"9780292724952","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/latino-high-school-graduation-defying-the-odds-paperback-softback-9780292724952","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}