Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers an innovative look at the pre- and post-migration educational experiences of immigrant young adults with a particular focus on members of the Latino community. Combining quantitative data with original interviews, this book provides an engaging and nuanced look at a population that is both ubiquitous and overlooked, challenging existing assumptions about those categorized as ‘dropouts’ and closely examining the historical contexts for educational interruption in the chosen subgroup. The combination of accessible prose and compelling new statistical data appeals to a wide audience, particularly academic professionals, education practitioners and policy-makers.
Trade ReviewIn this important new book Marguerite Lukes focuses on the educational needs and challenges faced by a population that is nearly invisible to the American mainstream: disenfranchised immigrant youth. Through her detailed analysis Lukes helps her readers to see beyond the one dimensional characterizations that typically appear in the media so that they can appreciate the grit and agency that many of them rely upon to survive. She also makes it clear why it is so important to their future and ours to address their educational needs.
-- Pedro Noguera, New York University, USA
Wise and compassionate, Lukes provides unique insights into the dreams, aspirations, and resiliency of young adult Latinos who attempt to persevere through the US educational system despite all odds. A stellar contribution to the field!
-- Carola Suarez-Orozco, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Lukes offers compelling evidence that the barriers that Latino immigrant youth face in the United States have nothing to do with cultural deficiencies and everything to do with institutional neglect. She then offers a comprehensive blueprint for addressing this institutional neglect that is a must-read for anybody who is serious about improving the educational outcomes of Latino immigrant youth.
-- Nelson Flores, University of Pennsylvania, USA
This book about Latino immigrant youth and interrupted schooling is both clear and scholarly, providing a broad overview of issues influencing this specific population of students—about whom we still know very little. Policymakers, K–12 school administrators, adult education administrators, nonprofits, faculty, students, and community leaders will find the substance of this book inspirational and insightful, and will be motivated to act on behalf of these valued young adults and the academic institutions that they attend.
-- Frank Hernandez * Teachers College Record, November 12, 2015 *
Latino Immigrant Youth and Interrupted Schooling accomplishes the purpose of interrogating about current educational status of Latino young immigrants with interrupted schooling. Moreover it fills a gap in the literature of completions, dropouts, and discontinued education within migrant population. Lukes offers an enjoyable reading that describes individuals’ educational trajectories from their countries of origin to the US. In a simple and direct style, she achieves the goal of thickening the problematic issue of Latino young students who do not complete secondary school. Professional and lay readers will appreciate the up-dated information of a less explored subset of immigrants, adding voices and faces to the sheer numbers.
-- Laura Dubcovsky, University of California, Davis, USA * LINGUIST List 26.3605, 2015 *
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Understanding Dropouts: Math and History
Chapter 3: Pre-Migration Educational “Choices:” Interrupted Education in Context
Chapter 4: Immigrant Young Adults Entering the U.S.
Chapter 5: Pushouts, Shutouts and Holdouts: Entering, Exiting and Evading High School in the U.S.
Chapter 6: Hard and Soft Skills: Academic Skills, English and Social Capital Among Migrant Young Adults
Chapter 7: The Road Ahead for Young Adult Migrants: Institutional Dilemmas, Nagging Questions and Open Doors
Appendix
References
Index
