Poor Latino Families and School Preparation: Are They Doing the Right Things? / Edition 1

by William A. Sampson

Overview

The failure of many urban schools to adequately teach their mostly poor and often non-white pupil populations has been a very serious policy issue. In an effort to improve this situation, policymakers and politicians have tried myriad solutions, but to no avail. This work stresses the role of Latino families in shaping educational preparation. Author William Sampson argues that the family is more important in the effort to improve schools than the schools themselves and that school improvement efforts should therefore focus more upon efforts to influence family change.

For teachers at all levels, educational policymakers, parents, and education scholars.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810846821
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	06/18/2003
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

William A. Sampson is associate professor of Public Policy at DePaul University. He is also the author of Black Student Achievement, (ScarecrowEducation, 2002) and Black and Brown, (Scarecrow, 2005).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 PREFACE Chapter 2 1 THE ISSUE Chapter 3 2 RESEARCH METHODS Chapter 4 3 THE FAMILIES CHAPTER 5 4 FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Chapter 6 5 BLACKS AND LATINOS: ARE THERE DIFFERENCES THAT MATTER? Chapter 7 6 POLICY IMPLICATIONS: SO, NOW WHAT? Chapter 8 APPENDIX: INTERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRES Chapter 9 REFERENCES Chapter 10 INDEX Chapter 11 ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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