"Fragile Futures": Risk and Vulnerability Among Latino High Achievers. Policy Information Report

Autor/in	Gandara, Patricia
Institution	Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.
Titel	"Fragile Futures": Risk and Vulnerability Among Latino High Achievers. Policy Information Report
Quelle	(2005), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Educational Attainment; White Students; Academic Achievement; High Risk Students; High Achievement; Hispanic American Students; Cultural Influences; Student Motivation; Low Income Groups; Case Studies; College Preparation; Access to Education; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Schulleistung; Problemschüler; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Schulische Motivation; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	When policymakers talk about closing the achievement gap, the focus is typically on bringing the average performance of minority or economically disadvantaged students in line with the average performance of White or middle-class students. From a statistical perspective, this strategy of bringing up the bottom to close the achievement gap is illogical. It would require a massive movement of lower-performing students toward the middle of the score distribution to achieve similarly "average" scores if nothing is done simultaneously about raising test scores at the upper end of the score distribution. This report takes a different perspective and focuses on high-achieving Latino students and the language, culture, and immigration-status issues that can greatly affect their motivation and ultimate achievement. This report concludes by examining some policy options that are available to increase the academic achievement and educational attainment of Latino high achievers. It also offers some recommendations for programs and policies that can help convert the thin thread of hope held by many Latino high achievers into a sturdy lifeline to the future. (Contains 49 endnotes, 3 figures, and 9 tables.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Policy Information Center, Mail Stop 19-R, Educational Testing Service (ETS), Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541-0001. Tel: 609-734-5694; e-mail: pic@ets.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10