2012
DOI: 10.1177/1555458912442605
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“But They Just Can’t Do It”

Abstract: This case begins with a contextual overview of the educational plight of Latino students in U.S. public schools. This pervasive plight has economic and social implications in the lives of these students. Using a Borderlands Cultural Wealth framework, the case focuses on the educational challenges of Mexican American and immigrant students in one of the poorest areas in the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas. The school principal is faced with the challenge of trying to reform educational practices, but the defic… Show more

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“…Although there are more Latinx 1 students attending higher education now, these students must overcome obstacles to not only get accepted into four-year universities, but also, to graduate (Solórzano et al, 2005). One of these obstacles relates to how the immigrant population and Latinx people are depicted by powerful political figures (Aldana, 2016;Rodríguez, 2012). The election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States instilled fear and uncertainty among the Latinx community.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although there are more Latinx 1 students attending higher education now, these students must overcome obstacles to not only get accepted into four-year universities, but also, to graduate (Solórzano et al, 2005). One of these obstacles relates to how the immigrant population and Latinx people are depicted by powerful political figures (Aldana, 2016;Rodríguez, 2012). The election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States instilled fear and uncertainty among the Latinx community.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…When there is a high number of foreign students registered in the school unit, the schoolmaster is the person who creates a school culture that is conducive to learning for all students (Lucas, 2000); a learning environment that encourages the equal integration of all pupils, regardless of their ethnic or socio-economic background; mitigate the inequalities (Rodríguez, 2012). To achieve this goal, he/she promotes cultural awareness and respect for individuals as well as for group differences (Blair, 2002: 188), so that the school can cultivate diversion, cultural pluralism and educational equality.…”
Section: Multiculturalism and School Leadershipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Είναι το πρόσωπο που συμβάλει στη δημιουργία της κουλτούρας του σχολείου με σκοπό τη δημιουργία ίσων ευκαιριών μάθησης για όλους (Lucas, 2000), ένα μαθησιακό περιβάλλον που ενθαρρύνει την ισότιμη ένταξη όλων των μαθητών, ανεξάρτητα από το εθνοτικό ή κοινωνικο-οικονομικό τους υπόβαθρο και την άμβλυνση των ανισοτήτων (Rodríguez, 2012). Για την επίτευξη αυτού του στόχου, ο εκπαιδευτικός οφείλει να προωθεί την πολιτισμική συνείδηση και το σεβασμό (Blair, 2002: 188), έτσι ώστε το σχολείο να καλλιεργήσει ένα κλίμα ανοχής και κατανόησης του πολιτιστικού πλουραλισμού και της ισότητας στην εκπαίδευση (Zachos & Matziouri, 2015).…”
Section: διαπολιτισμική μουσική εκπαίδευσηunclassified