Alternatives to the School-to-Prison Pipeline: The Role of Educational Leaders in Developing a College-Going Culture.

Autor: Eugene Fujimoto, Yvonne Garcia, Noemy Medina
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Zdroj: AMAE Journal; 2013, Vol. 7 Issue 3, p85-95, 11p
Abstrakt: As the largest and fastest growing racial/ethnic group in the country, Latin@ educational success is a national priority. In the Los Angeles Unified School district, the country's largest, high school graduation rates for Latin@s hover at near 40%. Examining this institutional and societal tragedy through the school-to-prison pipeline has yielded crucial insights. Less understood are alternatives to the school-to-prison pipeline and the vital role of educational leaders. This qualitative study of principals and counselors in Southeast Los Angeles schools asks: What is the relationship between the 'school-to-prison pipeline' and the lacking of a 'college going culture' in underserved communities? How do educational leaders perceive their role in creating a "college-going culture" in largely underserved, under-resourced communities? Among the fi ndings is the continued existence of deficit explanations of school failure and the need for school-community partnerships to move toward more assetbased frameworks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index