Description
Book SynopsisAlmost like a well-kept family recipe, there exists in education secret ingredients into what makes Latinx students successful. La Familia and Other Secret Ingredients to Latinx Student Success demonstrates how Latinx parents, a well-kept secret ingredient, assist with the academic success of Latinx students at all educational levels. Understanding the power of this secret ingredientand how to use itcan have a profound impact on success for Latinxs students and can be used as a model for how to work with and support students from all marginalized groups. La Familia and Other Secret Ingredients to Latinx Student Success is suitable for educators at all levels. This book can be used in general education and teacher preparation courses, ethnic studies courses, training for individuals in helping professions, or to launch exciting new dialogue.
Table of ContentsList of Tables – Acknowledgments – Abbreviations – Introduction – What Is Parental Engagement? – Understanding Latinx Parental Engagement – How Latinx Parental Engagement Became Invisible – Manifestations of Cultural Capital: Participants at Smith College – Manifestations of Cultural Capital: Participants at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst – Manifestations of Cultural Capital: Participants at Holyoke Community College – Latinx Parental Engagement: A Portrait in Two Puerto Rican Communities – The Recipe for Latinx Student Success – Index.
