| Description |
xvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-227) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : between two worlds -- Saul and his family -- The two worlds : gaining entry -- 1. School failure : explanations and interventions -- Explanations of school failure -- Understanding school failure -- The Mexican-origin population -- Fixing the problem : educational interventions -- The concept of family intervention -- The view from inside ten families -- 2. The setting and the families -- The borderlands -- Las Fuentes -- Family profiles -- Making the decision to leave Mexico -- 3. Coming across -- Entering the United States -- The illegal period -- Arreglando (Becoming legal) -- Maintaining links to Mexico -- Coming to stay -- 4. The ten women -- Isela Sotelo -- Velma Soto -- Amelia Soto -- Reina Leyba -- Rosario Castro -- Gloria Cerda -- Eulalia Gómez -- Carmen Ornelas -- María Elena Ramírez -- Socorro Tinajero -- The women : an overview -- 5. Surviving in a new world -- The business of surviving -- Mediating experience : the family's collective wisdom -- Making a living -- Finding housing -- Staying healthy -- 6. Raising children -- The role of children in families -- Teaching children -- Family interaction -- Parental responsibilities -- Household chores -- Family structure -- Consejos -- Discipline -- Respeto -- School success, learning, and human talent -- English language learning and future success -- Raising children : a collective endeavor -- 7. The school context -- Lincoln school -- The focal children and their school placement -- The educational experiences of the adults -- Parental "involvement" in school -- Parental interactions with school personnel -- Parental involvement in children's schoolwork -- The school context : a summary -- 8. Education and life chances -- Traditional values among the ten families -- Ordinary Mexicans and education in Mexico -- Education and social mobility -- The families and their backgrounds -- Mexican-origin families and microlevel practices -- Hopes and dreams -- Familism as a central value -- Families and their values : a summary -- 9. Changing families -- Parent education programs -- Fixing the problem -- The problem with family intervention -- Parent intervention programs and Mexican-origin parents -- Mexican-origin families : can we and should we intervene? |
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Mexican American children -- Education -- Social aspects -- Texas -- Case studies.
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Mexican American families -- Texas -- Social conditions -- Case studies.
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Home and school -- Texas -- Case studies.
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Educational anthropology -- Texas -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
0807735272 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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9780807735275 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
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0807735264 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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9780807735268 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
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