Chicano school failure and success: past, present, and future

Abstract

Part I: Current Realities of the Chicano Schooling Experience 1. The Plight of Chicano Students: An Overview of Schooling Conditions and Outcomes Richard R. Valencia 2. The Explosive Growth of the Chicano/Latino Population: Educational Implications Richard R. Valencia 3. Segregation, Desegregation, and Integration of Chicano Students: Old and New Realities Richard R. Valencia, Martha Menchaca and Ruben Donato 4. Chicano Dropouts: An Update of Research and Policy Issues Russell W. Rumberger and Gloria M. Rodriguez Part II: Language Perspectives on Chicano Student Achievement 5. Language, Public Policy, and Schooling: A Focus on Chicano English Language Learners Eugene E. Garcia and Ann-Marie Wiese 6. Research in Bilingual Education: Moving Beyond the Effectiveness Debate Michael D. Guerrero Part III: Cultural and Familial Perspectives on Chicano Student Achievement 7. Chicano/Latino Critical Ethnography of Education: Cultural Productions from La Frontera Sofia Villenas and Douglas E. Foley 8. Chicano Families and Schools: Myths, Knowledge, and Future Directions for Understanding Robert P. Moreno and Richard R. Valencia Part IV: Educational Testing and Special Education Issues Germane to Chicano Students 9. Educational Testing and Chicano Students: Issues, Consequences, and Prospects for Reform Richard R. Valencia, Bruno J. Villarreal, and Moises F. Salinas 10. An Analysis of Special Education as a Response to the Diminished Academic Achievement of Chicano/Latino Students: An Update Robert Rueda, Alfredo J. Artiles, Jesus Salazar, and Ignacio Higareda Part V: The Big Picture and Chicano School Failure and Success 11. The Big Picture: Systemic and Institutional Factors in Chicano School Failure and Success Arthur Pearl 12. Conclusions: Towards Chicano School Success Richard R. Valencia