BE020771: Emphasis on Equity: The Calexico School District's Secondary-Level Strategies for Hispanic Youth.
| Acquisition Number: | BE020771 |
| Title: | Emphasis on Equity: The Calexico School District's Secondary-Level Strategies for Hispanic Youth. |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Author: | Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh |
| Institution/Corporate Author: | Hispanic Dropout Project, Washington, DC. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Type: | 070; 141 |
| Notes: | 16 p. |
| Online: | http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/files/rcd/BE020771/Advances_in_Hispanic_Ed__Fa__.pdf |
| Descriptors: | Hispanic Americans High School Students High Schools Dropouts Dropout Prevention Cultural Background Cultural Awareness Parent School Relationship School Community Relationship Academic Standards Bilingual Education Bilingual Teachers Curricul Academic Achievement Cultural Context Educational Environment Educational Policy |
| Identifiers: | Educational Research |
| Abstract: | This article examines the secondary-level curricular strategies used by the Calexico School District in California that have been successful in diminishing the dropout rate of Hispanic students, but also bonding students to school. Selected district and secondary-level administrative and instructional staff discuss how the school district attained its present status through a district-wide and community-endorsed emphasis on a strong bilingual education program, a high percentage of bilingual staff, rigorous academic and behavioral standards for all students, a move to heterogenous grouping, and curricular practices that enlist students in the educative process. These curricular practices prepare students to deal with prejudice, teach them how to be successful academically, and build a sense of self-efficacy that will carry them into productive futures. Program and policy recommendations are included. (jpb) |
| Scope Notes: | Educational Research |