"They Might Need a Little Extra Hand, You Know": Latino Students in At-Risk Programs

Autor/in	Fairbrother, Anne
Titel	"They Might Need a Little Extra Hand, You Know": Latino Students in At-Risk Programs
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 43 (2008) 5, S.587-611 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085907311816
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Urban Schools; High Risk Students; Hispanic American Students; Student Needs; Special Needs Students; Nontraditional Education; High School Students; Labeling (of Persons); Satisfaction; Expectation; Minority Groups; Educational Environment; Teacher Expectations of Students; Remedial Programs; Educational Quality + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Problemschüler; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Labeling-Ansatz; Zufriedenheit; Expectancy; Erwartung; Ethnische Minderheit; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Förderprogramm; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	This is a qualitative study in a school district in a large city in the Southwest in response to the research question, "What are staff and student expectations for, and assessment of, three "at-risk" programs in this large school district?" Four thematic findings from observations and interviews in four classes in two high school alternative programs and one alternative high school over one semester are reported, concerning (a) commitment to the programs, (b) labeling of students, (c) student satisfaction, and (d) academic expectations. The impact on students of color, especially Latinos/as, is a focus of this study. Results show that students appreciated the caring and support of the smaller communities. However, academic expectations were low, the school work was remedial, and although they gained extra credits toward graduation, students were not being prepared for more challenging academic work. Such programs do not narrow the achievement gap for students of color. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10