It has been over a decade since the publication of the first edition of Chicano School Failure
and Success. Much has transpired in the educational arena in the last ten-plus years …

Notwithstanding evidence to the contrary, a major myth lingers that Mexican Americans,
particularly parents of low-socioeconomic status background, do not value education. As a …

This book examines and confronts the passive and often unconscious racism of white
teacher education students, offering a critical tool in the effort to make education more …

This study focused on comparing the longitudinal associations between two types of
parental involvement (ie, mathematics value and academic reinforcement) and high school …

In this experimental study, we examined the impact of a curriculum-aligned, home-based
literacy activity intervention on Chinese low-SES parents' perceived engagement in their …

This study examines the relationship between various measures of parental and student
expectations and aspirations and math achievement among Latino 12th graders of …

This study examines the relationship between Hispanic English learners' learning, their
parents' involvement, and their teachers' empowerment through professional knowledge. It …

Noting that students whose parents and other significant adults are actively involved in their
learning are more likely to be successful in school, this paper examines eight parent and …

The first of eight national education goals established by The Goals 2000: Educate America
Act of 1994 and the position statement of the National Association for the Education of …

This study aims to investigate the general practices of bilingual students' home learning
environments and to compare the variation in practices as a function of parents' length of …