Getting Latino Youth through High School: Aspirations and Family Support Can Offset Obstacles. New Journalism on Latino Children

Autor/in	Rivera, Carla
Institution	University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Human Development (IHD)
Titel	Getting Latino Youth through High School: Aspirations and Family Support Can Offset Obstacles. New Journalism on Latino Children
Quelle	(2009), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Dropout Research; Credits; Grade Point Average; College Attendance; High School Graduates; Graduation; Graduation Rate; Hispanic American Students; High School Students; Dropout Prevention; At Risk Students; Racial Differences; Outcomes of Education; Low Achievement; Poverty; Reading Skills; Educational Attainment; Adults; White Students; African American Students; American Indian Students; Asian American Students; Family Role + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Abschluss; Graduierung; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Rassenunterschied; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Armut; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA
Abstract	From the 3rd grade to the 11th grade, Jorge Martinez walked out of his front door each day hating the prospect of going to school. For most of those days, Martinez, now 17, was a target of bullies. But that was only half of it. There was discord at home. He says he was lazy and unmotivated, preferring to spend his time in front of the television, distracted from his troubles. As a result, he was failing most of his subjects with a 1.1 GPA. Jose Lara will soon be 17 but has only earned enough credits to be in the 9th grade. He has frequently dropped out or been suspended, spending more time out of school than in. The experiences of students like Martinez and Lara mirror those of others around the nation struggling to find their way. The hurdles are significant. The average Latino 25 and older has completed 11 years of schooling, compared to 14 years for Asians and whites and 13 years for blacks, according to a 2008 research paper by Francisco L. Rivera-Batiz, professor of economics and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Latinos pay a steep price for leaving school: A 2007 report by the California Dropout Research Project found that, at age 20, the expected lifetime earnings for a Hispanic male dropout will be $598,000, versus $825,000 for a high school graduate. In trying to answer the question of why more Latinos drop out, researchers cite a combination of poverty, lack of literacy skills and low quality of schooling. Educators say that students do respond to intensive outreach, and a number of preventive programs nationwide are finding success. This paper discusses programs that work in increasing high school graduation rates and college attendance among Latinos. (Contains 5 resources.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Institute of Human Development. University of California Berkeley, 1121 Tolman Hall #1690, Berkeley, CA 94720. Tel: 510-642-7239; Fax: 510-642-7969; e-mail: ihd@berkeley.edu; Web site: http://ihd.berkeley.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10