Narrowing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Educating Latino, Black, and Asian Students Book

Foreword     v
Series Preface     vii
Introduction and Overview   Susan J. Paik   Herbert J. Walberg     1
Culturally Diverse Families and Schooling
Fostering Latino Parent Involvement in the Schools: Practices and Partnerships   Concha Delgado-Gaitan     17
Parenting, Social-Emotional Development, and School Achievement of African American Youngsters   Ronald D. Taylor     33
Asian Pacific American Cultural Capital: Understanding Diverse Parents and Students   Valerie Ooka Pang     49
Histories, Issues of Immigration, and Schooling Experiences
The Mobility/Social Capital Dynamic: Understanding Mexican American Families and Students   Robert K. Ream   Ricardo D. Stanton-Salazar     67
Educational Attainment of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Young Blacks   Xue Lan Rong   Frank Brown     91
Divergent Origins and Destinies: Children of Asian Immigrants   Min Zhou     109
Socio-cultural Issues on Teaching, Learning, and Development
Educational Issues and Effective Practices for Hispanic Students   Hersh C. Waxman   Yolanda N. Padron   Andres Garcia     131
Improving the Schooling Experiences of African American Students: What School Leaders and Teachers Can Do   Gail L. Thompson     153
The Truth and Myth of the Model Minority: The Case of Hmong Americans   Stacey J. Lee     171
Conclusion and Recommendations   Susan J. Paik     185
About the Editors     195
About the Authors     197
University Advisory Committee     201
National Advisory Committee     203
Index     205