Academic profiling : Latinos, Asian Americans, and the achievement gap / Gilda L. Ochoa.

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" Today the achievement gap is hotly debated among pundits, politicians, and educators. In particular this conversation often focuses on the two fastest-growing demographic groups in the United States: Asian Americans and Latinos. In Academic Profiling, Gilda L. Ochoa addresses this so-called gap by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ochoa, Gilda L., 1965-
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Discrimination in education > California.
Latin Americans > Education > California.
Asian Americans > Education > California.
Academic achievement > California.
EDUCATION / Secondary.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies.
Physical Description:315 pages cm
Format: Book
Contents:
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  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Academic Profiling at a Southern California High School
  • Part I: Prevailing Ideologies and School Structures
  • 1. Framing the "Gap": Dominant Discourses of Achievement
  • 2. Welcome to High School: Tracking from Middle School to International Baccalaureate Programs
  • Part II: School Practices and Family Resources
  • 3. "I'm Watching Your Group": Regulating Students Unequally
  • 4. "Parents Spend Half a Million on Tutoring": Standardized Tests and Tutoring Gaps
  • Part III: Everyday Relationships and Forms of Resistance
  • 5. "They Just Judge Us by Our Cover": Students' Everyday Experiences with Race
  • 6. "Breaking the Mindset": Forms of Resistance and Change
  • 7. Processes of Change: Cycles of Reflection, Dialogue, and Implementation
  • Conclusion: Possibilities and Pitfalls in Any School U.S.A.
  • Appendix: Student Participants, Staffulty, and Parents
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.