Clipping their own wings : the incompatibility between Latino culture and American education /
Caravantes, Ernesto.
Clipping their own wings : the incompatibility between Latino culture and American education / Ernesto Caravantes. - Lanham : Hamilton Books, c2006. - xi, 125 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119) and index.
Clipping Their Own Wings addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. This work presents a unique solution to this problem Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is method that enables Latinos to retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture while adopting key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed. Clipping Their Own Wings is a hands-on book that illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the education experience of young Latinos in America. www.alibris.com
9780761835363
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans--United States.
Intercultural communication
LC 2670 / .C176 2006
Clipping their own wings : the incompatibility between Latino culture and American education / Ernesto Caravantes. - Lanham : Hamilton Books, c2006. - xi, 125 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119) and index.
Clipping Their Own Wings addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. This work presents a unique solution to this problem Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is method that enables Latinos to retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture while adopting key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed. Clipping Their Own Wings is a hands-on book that illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the education experience of young Latinos in America. www.alibris.com
9780761835363
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans--United States.
Intercultural communication
LC 2670 / .C176 2006
