Academic Profiling Latinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap

Name: Academic Profiling Latinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap
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ISBN: 9780816687404

ISBN-10: 0816687404

ISBN-13: 9780816687404

Edition: 2013

Authors: Gilda L. Ochoa

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Today the achievement gap is hotly debated among pundits, politicians, and educators alike. In particular this conversation often focuses on the two fastest-growing demographic groups in the United States: Asian Americans and Latinos. In Academic Profiling, Gilda Ochoa addresses this so-called gap by going directly to the source. At one California public high school where the controversy is lived every day, Ochoa turns to the students, teachers, and parents to learn about the very real disparities—in opportunity, status, treatment, and assumptions—that lead to more than just gaps in achievement.In candid and at times heart-wrenching detail, the students tell stories of encouragement and…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 10/16/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English