Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation - Hardcover

Gonzalez, Gilbert G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0944190065 ISBN 13: 9780944190067

Publisher: Balch Institute Press, 1990

Synopsis

This study analyzes the socioeconomic origins of the theory and practice of de jure segregated school facilities for Mexican-Americans, tracing the educational experience of several generations of Mexican-American children.

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Review:

""Chicano Education" must be required reading for graduate students of the history of education and Chicana/o-Latina/o studies. The text is also ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses as each chapter can stand alone. . . . Scholars and students seeking to understand the severe undereducation and generational poverty of contemporary Latino families will appreciate Gonzalez's carefully grounded, evidence-based assessment."--"New Mexico Historical Review"

"[Gonzalez] successfully identifies the socioeconomic and political roots of the inequality of education of Chicanos. . . . It is an important historical and policy source for understanding current and future issues affecting the education of Chicanos."--Dennis J. Bixler-Marquez, International Migration Review

"[T]his book is a most welcome contribution to the field. It should be required reading for those interested in ethnic studies, education, and history."--Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., Teachers College Record

"A major study essential for collections in the history of American education and the social sciences."--Choice

"Chicano Education must be required reading for graduate students of the history of education and Chicana/o-Latina/o studies. The text is also ideal for upper-level undergraduate courses as each chapter can stand alone. . . . Scholars and students seeking to understand the severe undereducation and generational poverty of contemporary Latino families will appreciate Gonzalez's carefully grounded, evidence-based assessment."--New Mexico Historical Review

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"[Gonzalez] successfully identifies the socioeconomic and political roots of the inequality of education of Chicanos. . . . It is an important historical and policy source for understanding current and future issues affecting the education of Chicanos."--Dennis J. Bixler-Marquez, International Migration Review

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"[T]his book is a most welcome contribution to the field. It should be required reading for those interested in ethnic studies, education, and history."--Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., Teachers College Record

Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE

"A major study essential for collections in the history of American education and the social sciences."--Choice

About the Author:

<strong>Gilbert G. Gonzalez</strong>is professor emeritus in the Chicano Latino Studies Department at the University of California, Irvine, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Balch Institute Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0944190065
• ISBN 13: 9780944190067
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 204