The Plight of Invisibility
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The Plight of Invisibility

A Community-Based Approach to Understanding the Educational Experiences of Urban Latina/os

  1. 201 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Plight of Invisibility

A Community-Based Approach to Understanding the Educational Experiences of Urban Latina/os

About this book

The Plight of Invisibility offers unique contributions that inform the use of a community-based research approach that examines educational issues identified by urban, Latina/o communities. It offers a new lens from which to understand the circumstances of Latina/o students in schools as they navigate in social systems that are in opposition to them, thus rendering Latina/o students and their families invisible. Despite these challenges, the book offers examples of community programs and resources that support and address the needs of Latina/o students as they build resiliency and determination to persist. Community organizations and advocates, educational researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers will find The Plight of Invisibility useful to reframe deficit discourses about Latina/o students and their families. In addition, the book is appropriate for classes including methodology courses focused on community-based research, educational policy and/or college access courses, and Latina/o studies courses.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Foreword (René Antrop-Gonzålez)
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. Study Background and Book Overview (Donna Marie Harris / Judy Marquez Kiyama)
  6. 2. EstĂĄmos AquĂ­! A Historical Context for the Plight of Invisibility (Nancy Ares / Hilda Rosario Escher)
  7. 3. A Community-Based Approach: Review of Community Context, Frameworks, and Methods (Judy Marquez Kiyama / Donna Marie Harris)
  8. 4. School Policies as Barriers for Latina/o Student Persistence (Donna Marie Harris / Judy Marquez Kiyama)
  9. 5. Garnering Resilience: Latina/o Education as a Family, School, and Community Affair (Sandra Quiñones)
  10. 6. The Role of School- and Community- Based Programs in Aiding Latina/o High School Persistence (Donna Marie Harris / Judy Marquez Kiyama)
  11. 7. When Violence Interferes with Educational Opportunity: Latinas’ Narratives of Resistance and Agency (Judy Marquez Kiyama / Amalia Dache-Gerbino / Vicki T. Sapp)
  12. 8. Advanced Placement and College Readiness: An Examination of AP Course Availability and Enrollment Between Urban and Suburban Schools in Western New York (Donna Marie Harris / Thomas Noel Jr.)
  13. 9. Moving Forward: Recommendations, Action Items, and Areas of Focus (Judy Marquez Kiyama / Donna Marie Harris)
  14. 10. A Superintendent’s Response: The Latina/o Potential Yet to be Realized (Bolgen Vargas)
  15. 11. Implications for Practice and Policy: High School Persistence and College Access (Judy Marquez Kiyama / Donna Marie Harris)
  16. 12. Conclusion, Resources, and Best Practices (Donna Marie Harris / Judy Marquez Kiyama)
  17. References
  18. About the Authors and Contributors