Journal article
"That fuego, that fire in their stomach": academically successful Latinas/os and racial opportunity cost
International journal of qualitative studies in education, Vol.28(7), pp.800-818
08/09/2015
DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2015.1036949
Abstract
This article discusses the racial opportunity cost of academic achievement for Latina/o students who graduated from urban high schools and participated in a larger study of 18 high-achieving students of color. The article focuses on the ways the school context influenced their success. Interviews with the seven Latina/o participants reveal that while the original findings encompassed their perspectives, there were additional dimensions to their experiences that expanded the notion of racial opportunity cost. These factors included: (1) Language; (2) Immigration; and (3) Family. A secondary focus of this article is how school leaders can use these findings to facilitate academic achievement for Latina/o students.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- "That fuego, that fire in their stomach": academically successful Latinas/os and racial opportunity cost
- Creators
- Terah T. Venzant Chambers - Michigan State UniversityLeslie A. Locke - University of Southern MississippiAnnel M. Tagarao - California State Polytechnic University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- International journal of qualitative studies in education, Vol.28(7), pp.800-818
- DOI
- 10.1080/09518398.2015.1036949
- ISSN
- 0951-8398
- eISSN
- 1366-5898
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 19
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/09/2015
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283724202771
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