{"product_id":"the-plight-of-invisibility-9781433125812","title":"The Plight of Invisibility","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plight of Invisibility\u003c\/i\u003e offers unique contributions that inform the use of a community-based research approach that examines educational issues identified by urban, Latina\/o communities. It offers a new lens from which to understand the circumstances of Latina\/o students in schools as they navigate in social systems that are in opposition to them, thus rendering Latina\/o students and their families invisible. Despite these challenges, the book offers examples of community programs and resources that support and address the needs of Latina\/o students as they build resiliency and determination to persist. Community organizations and advocates, educational researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers will find \u003ci\u003eThe Plight of Invisibility\u003c\/i\u003e useful to reframe deficit discourses about Latina\/o students and their families. In addition, the book is appropriate for classes including methodology courses focused on community-based research, educational policy and\/or colleg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Donna Marie Harris\/Judy Marquez Kiyama: Study Background and Book Overview – Nancy Ares\/Hilda Rosario Escher: Estámos Aquí! A Historical Context for the Plight of Invisibility – Judy Marquez Kiyama\/Donna Marie Harris: A Community-Based Approach: Review of Community Context, Frameworks, and Methods – Donna Marie Harris\/Judy Marquez Kiyama: School Policies as Barriers for Latina\/o Student Persistence – Sandra Quiñones: Garnering Resilience: Latina\/o Education as a Family, School, and Community Affair – Donna Marie Harris\/Judy Marquez Kiyama: The Role of School- and Community-Based Programs in Aiding Latina\/o High School Persistence – Judy Marquez Kiyama\/Amalia Dache-Gerbino\/Vicki T. Sapp: When Violence Interferes with Educational Opportunity: Latinas’ Narratives of Resistance and Agency – Donna Marie Harris\/Thomas Noel Jr.: Advanced Placement and College Readiness: An Examination of AP Course Availability and Enrollment Between Urban and Suburban Schools in Western New York – Judy Marquez Kiyama\/Donna Marie Harris: Moving Forward: Recommendations, Action Items, and Areas of Focus – Bolgen Vargas: A Superintendent’s Response: The Latina\/o Potential Yet to be Realized – Judy Marquez Kiyama\/Donna Marie Harris: Implications for Practice and Policy: High School Persistence and College Access – Donna Marie Harris\/Judy Marquez Kiyama: Conclusion, Resources, and Best Practices.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039570854231,"sku":"9781433125812","price":111.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433125812.jpg?v=1750944123","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-plight-of-invisibility-9781433125812","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}