TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD OF LATINOS AND EDUCATION

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"TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS IN THE FIELD OF LATINOS
AND EDUCATION"

• Dr. Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.
• California State University, San
  BernardinoMarch 7, 2007
• Texas TechUniversity
• Sponsored by Helen DeVitt Jones
• Lecturer Series

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SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS

• 1. We inaugurated the new millennium, as the
  largest minority group in the U.S.
• 2. As of 1998, our children, numerically, had
  already become the largest minority student
  demographic in U.S. public schools
• 3. Our students, in general are the most
  under-educated major segment of the U.S.
  population, and are more than twice as likely to
  be undereducated than all groups combined
• 4. Our students in particular, have the highest
  dropout (pushout) rate, score among the lowest
  on achievement tests, and have low college
  enrollment rates

Context as Latinos
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SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS
SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS
Note The first number in each box represents
females the second, males. Source U.S. Bureau
of the Census (2000).
The U.S. Educational Pipeline, by Race/Ethnicity
and Gender, 2000.
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SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS
SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS
Note The first number in each box represents
females the second, males. Source U.S. Bureau
of the Census (2000).
The U.S. Educational Pipeline, by Subgroup and
Gender, 2000.
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SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS

• LATINO STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOLS
• 1. With fewer resources, staffing and programs
• 2. With a high mobility rate of both students and
  teachers
• 3. That are located in communities with high
  poverty rates
• 4. That are racially segregated (with
  academically segregated tracks)
• 5. With less-qualified teachers
• 6. With more and harsher discipline
• 7. With lowered expectations for student
  achievement, and
• 8. With mismatches between school and home culture

Context as Educators
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SOME KEY STARTING POINTS OF GENERAL AWARENESS

• 1. A consistent theme is that many people,
  including educators, policy-makers, advocates and
  activists, are often not fully aware of the
  educational research that currently exists or how
  it applies.
• 2. Increasingly, there has been an emphasis on
  evidence-based practice in education. The most
  recent incarnation of this focus is
  "scientifically based research" (SBR), a phrase
  often associated with the No Child Left Behind
  (NCLB) Act of 2001.

Context as Researchers and Scholars
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What areas of childrens lives do we have any
direct influence over?

• Home Societal Economic
  Moral/Ethical Motivational
• Curricular / Instructional Cognitive
  Affective Mind/Heart

HOW CAN WE TACKLE THE MISMATCHES BETWEEN SCHOOL
AND HOME???
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AMONG THE TASKS TO HELP US TACKLE THE MISMATCHES
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME, WE NEED TO

• Learn about the cultural histories, traits,
  backgrounds and diversity of and among Latinos

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AMONG THE TASKS TO HELP US TACKLE THE MISMATCHES
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME, WE NEED TO

• Build teacher training programs that include a
  strong student-home culture component so teachers
  are not only sympathetic and sensitive to a
  different culture but also appreciative of
  students' backgrounds and willing to structure
  the school experience to be compatible with
  students

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AMONG THE TASKS TO HELP US TACKLE THE MISMATCHES
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME, WE NEED TO

• Create qualified teachers that have specialized
  knowledge and skills in language acquisition,
  biliteracy, and cross-cultural learning

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AMONG THE TASKS TO HELP US TACKLE THE MISMATCHES
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME, WE NEED TO

• Research the local community and its social
  reception, and the impact of this on the
  effectiveness of schools and the learning of
  children in classrooms

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AMONG THE TASKS TO HELP US TACKLE THE MISMATCHES
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME, WE NEED TO

• Combat the deficit views of Latino students and
  parents and understand that the incorporation of
  students' language, culture, and experiential
  knowledge should not conflict with teachers'
  responsibility for providing students with
  particular academic content knowledge and
  learning skills and

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AMONG THE TASKS TO HELP US TACKLE THE MISMATCHES
BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME, WE NEED TO

• Create meaningful and trusting relationships with
  Latino parents and extended family

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Q How can we make research more relevant to
practice?

• Latino educators and researchers (as many in the
  general scholarly community) are involved in
  rethinking our roles and identities, our methods,
  texts and contexts. We grapple with ways to
  Better communicate findings Engage in broader
  discourse with multiple communities Insert
  ourselves into the larger dialogue about
  education Be proactive and responsive Write
  alternative texts Use new methods
• A key issue that relates to the question of
  method is the question of values. We often
  espouse a commitment to demonstrating the
  viability of truly alternative educational
  approaches.

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Three Current ProjectsA BThe
Handbook of Latinos and Education Theory,
Research and PracticeC
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Vision

• JLE seeks to identify and stimulate more relevant
  research, practice, communication, and theory by
  providing a rich variety of information and
  fostering an outlet for sharing. The various
  manifestations of the diverse frameworks and
  topical areas typically range anywhere from--but
  aren't limited to--theoretical and empirical
  analyses, policy discussions, research reports,
  program recommendations, evaluation studies,
  finding and improving practical applications,
  carefully documenting the transition of theory
  into real-world practice, linking theory and
  research, new dissertation research, literature
  reviews, reflective discussions, cultural
  studies, and literary works.  

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Vision

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• JLE is open to varying research methodologies and
  narrative models so as to encourage submissions
  from varied disciplines, areas, and fields.
  "Education" is defined in the broad cultural
  sense and not limited to just formal schooling.
  Particular attention is given to geographical
  equity to assure representation of all regions
  and "Latino" groups in the United States.
  Policies and practices promoting equity and
  social justice for linguistically and culturally
  diverse groups are particularly encouraged and
  welcomed for consideration. A range of formats
  for articles is encouraged, including research
  articles, essay reviews and interviews,
  practitioner and community perspectives, book and
  media reviews, and other forms of creative
  critical writing.

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Editorial Scope

• The Journal of Latinos and Education (JLE)
  provides a cross-, multi-, and interdisciplinary
  forum for scholars and writers from diverse
  disciplines who share a common interest in the
  analysis, discussion, critique, and dissemination
  of educational issues that impact Latinos. There
  are four broad arenas which encompass most issues
  of relevance  (1) Policy, (2) Research, (3)
  Practice, and (4) Creative Literary Works.
• JLE encourages novel ways of thinking about the
  ongoing and emerging questions around the
  unifying thread of Latinos and education. The
  journal supports dialogical exchange--for
  researchers, practitioners, authors, and other
  stakeholders who are working to advance
  understanding at all levels and aspects--be it
  theoretical, conceptual, empirical, clinical,
  historical, methodological, and/or other in scope.

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Creation out of Collaboration

• The JLE was first conceived when a group of
  scholar/activists from CSU San Bernardino
  presented a symposium on the effects of
  Californias Proposition 227 at the American
  Educational Studies Association in 1999. During
  this conference, we conversed about, and proposed
  the collaborative creation of a new academic
  journal to specifically address issues
  surrounding the education, broadly defined, of
  Latinos in the U.S.
• Upon return, the group that now included members
  of the Center for Equity in Education at CSUSB
  (now the Executive Council), met regularly over
  the course of a full year to design and create
  the JLE. In conducting a comprehensive document
  analysis and review of existing academic
  journals, it became evident that articles on
  Latinos and Education were being published
  sporadically, appearing singly, apart, or in
  isolated instances in highly specialized
  journals, or were simply absent. This situation
  is created by a combination of factors including
  but not limited to a lack of interest in these
  issues, high competition for public space, and
  /or lack of opportunity to publish.

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Need and Niche

• What we learned from our Document Analysis
• At the moment, there are still too few major
  publications on Latinos and Education. There are
  research reports currently published all over the
  place or in highly specialized books and
  journals. Further, there is no one comprehensive
  published review of theory, research and practice
  on the topic.  Despite some seminal publications,
  Latino issues remain often seen as limited in
  focus (academic colonialism).  Mainstream
  publications tend to consider Latino issues as
  peripheral to broader issues in the discipline. 
  Mainstream publications also tend to focus on
  nationally known "Latino" authors and look only
  to the work of a few to publish.

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FEATURE ARTICLES THEORY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND
PRACTICEParental Motivation, Attitudes, Support
and Commitment in a Southern Californian Two-Way
Immersion Program Rosalie Giacchino-Baker and
Bonnie PillerSocial, Cultural and Political
Influences on the Development of an Educational
Partnership James R. ValadezNegotiating Our
Way through the Gates of Academe Michelle A.
Holling and Amardo RodriguezIncreasing the
College Preparedness of At-Risk Students Alberto
F. Cabrera, Regina Deil-Amen, Radhika Prabhu,
Patrick T. Terenzini, Chul Lee, and Robert E.
Franklin, Jr.Worlds Together . . . Words Apart
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of
Arts-BasedCurriculum for Second Language
Learners Stephanie Urso SpinaAgainst the
Grain Confronting Hispanic Service Organizations
in Times of Increasing Inequalities, 1930 and
2005 Linda HeidenreichMaestras, Mujeres y
Mas Creating Teacher Networks for Resistance
and Voice Theresa Montaño and Joyce
BursteinAccountability by Assumption
Implications of Reform Agendas for Teacher
Preparation Socorro G. Herrera and
Kevin G. MurryAssimilation vs.
Multiculturalism Bilingual Education and the
Latino Challenge Julia Burdick-Will
and Christina GómezA Tribute to Thomas P.
Carter (1927 2001) Activist Scholar and
Pioneer in Mexican American Education Richard R.
ValenciaPensando en Cynthia y su hermana
Educational Implications of U.S./Mexico
Transnationalism for Children Edmund T. Hamann,
Víctor Zúñiga and Juan Sánchez GarcíaIf the
student is good, let him fly Moral Support for
College among Latino Immigrant Parents
Susan Auerbach
Table of Contents VOLUME 5, 2006
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ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWSBeing Seen/Being Heard
moving beyond visibility in the academy Robert
J. TorresVOCES COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS
AND STUDENTSComo si le Falta un Brazo Latino
Immigrant Parents and the Costs of Not Knowing
English Jo Worthy A Latina Teachers Journal
Reflections on Language, Culture, Literacy, and
Discourse Practices Mariana Souto-ManningBOOK
AND MEDIA REVIEWSBook Review Teaching Hispanic
Children by Toni Griego Jones and Mary Lou
Fuller Paul H. MatthewsGibson, M.A., Gándara,
P., Koyama, J.P. (Eds.) (2004). School
Connections U.S. Mexican Youth, Peers, and
School Achievement. New York Teachers College
Press. Mónica G. GarcíaRobert K. Ream. 2005.
Uprooting Children Mobility, Social Capital, and
Mexican American Underachievement. New York
LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC. Gilberto Q.
ConchasALTERNATIVE FORMATSLanguage
Lessons Melisa CahnmannA Teachers
Indispensable Qualities A Freirean
Perspective Douglas J. Simpson, Garrett H.
Boroda, Betsy L. Bucy, Alan Burke, Walter L.
Doue, Sharon L. Faber, Mary C. Fehr, Wesley A.
Fryer, Gregory D. Gonzales, Chasidy J.
Harp-Woods, Sarah McMahan, Suzanne M. Nesmith,
Sherri A. Reynolds, Sandra E. Riegle, Jacqueline
E. Romano, Ruby J. Willey, Saundra Wimberley,
and Mijin Won
Table of Contents VOLUME 5, 2006
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HLE shares the same vision and premise as JLE
However, the HLE will have the unique purpose
and function of profiling the scope and terrain
of this particular domain of academic inquiry. It
will represent the most significant and
potentially influential work in the field of
Latinos and Education, in terms of its
contributions to research, to professional
practice, and to the emergence of related
interdisciplinary studies and theory.
Handbook of Latinos and Education Theory,
Research Practice
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Need and Niche

• What we learned from our JLE experience
• Currently there is no one comprehensive published
  review of research and practice on the topic of
  Latinos and Education. 
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• The Journal of Latinos and Education has helped
  provide an important publication avenue for
  writers who seek to address Latino Educational
  issues. 
• However, the intent of the HLE is to provide
  chapters that will be a comprehensive review of
  research and practice on the topic, and not a
  research report of a single study, as is
  commonplace for a journal such as the JLE.

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The length of the Handbook will be 600-900
printed pages (900 - 1200 manuscript pages) The
volume will be divided into sections, each
addressing a major theme in the field. Each
section will have about 6-10 chapters. Each
chapter will focus on a specific aspect within
the section theme Section ITheoretical and
Methodological ApproachesSection
IIPolitics/PolicySection IIILanguage and
CultureSection IVTeaching and
LearningSection VAppendix of Resources
Handbook of Latinos and Education Theory,
Research Practice
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A multi-stakeholder collaborative
teamEditorial Board help us build a contents
map, review chapter drafts, and identify the most
pertinent resources for the appendix. 
Consulting Editors work with specific authors
and chapters (to comprehensively review key
scholars, the array of conceptual, philosophical
and methodological approaches, and the main
programs of research and lines of thinking).
Associate Editors and Section Editors work with
the respective Section Teams, to hold the
sections together conceptually and address any
gaps in the knowledge base
Handbook of Latinos and Education Theory,
Research Practice
Advisory Board Chapter Authors Consulting
Editors Section Editors Associate
Editors Acquisitions, Production Manager and
CopyEditors Editor
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One of the goals of HLE is to actively mentor the
next generation of educational researchers,
Latino or otherwise, working with our
populations.  Each Associate Editor (early
career) is paired with a Section Editor (veteran
scholar) whose reputation holds standing in the
field. Both will serve as a dyad, but the weight
of the management or oversight will rely mostly
with the junior scholar of early career, while
the veteran or mentor scholar will offer their
experience and knowledge to better charter the
terrain or mapping of the sections focus.
Additionally, a similar mentorship process is
integrated with the respective chapter
contributors to their section. That is, for as
many chapters as possible, contributors will be
asked to pair themselves in the similar early
career/veteran scholar dyads.  Then, moreover,
they are in turn paired with one or two
additional Consulting Editors. This
collaboration among chapter contributors, working
together with the consulting editors, section
editors, associate editors and together with the
principal editor, serves to triangulate the
content, validity, reliability and quality of the
scholarship.
Handbook of Latinos and Education Theory,
Research Practice
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HLE Contents Map

• SECTION I Theoretical and Methodological
  Approaches
• Historical Foundations of Latino Education
•  
•  Reflexivity and Epistemology in Latino
  Educational Research
•  
•  Activist Research in Latino Education
•  
•  Latino Identities
•  
•  Borderlands Theories and Latino/Chicano Cultural
  Studies in Education
•  
•  Gender and Latina/Chicana Feminisms in Education
•  
•  Latino Critical Race Theory in Education
•  
•  Funds of Knowledge
•  
•  Social Capital Theory

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HLE Contents Map

• SECTION II Politics/Policy
•  
• New Latino Diaspora
• Higher Education
•  
• Accountability and High Stakes Testing
•  
• Transnationalism/Globalization
•  
• Language Ideologies and Language Policy
•  
• Administration and Leadership
•  
• Race and Ethnicity
•  
• Faculty of Color in Academe
•  
• Quest for Social Justice

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HLE Contents Map

• SECTION III Language and Culture
• Language
• Language, Culture and Cognition
• Language, Culture and Identity
• Distributed Culture and Cognition
• Biculturalism and Education
• Bilingualism and Education
• Dual Language Learning
• Family and School Contexts
• Immigration

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HLE Contents Map

• SECTION IV Teaching and
  Learning
• Frameworks for Understanding the Schooling
  Experience of Latinos in K-12 Schools
•  
• Learning to Teach in Urban Schools Serving
  Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (Latino)
  Students
•  
• Teaching and Learning in an Era of
  Standards-Based Reform
•  
• Understanding the Impact of High Poverty on the
  Schooling Experiences of Latino Students
•  
• Language Policy and Implications for Classroom
  Practice
•  
• Focus on Educational Attainment and Student
  Achievement
•  
• Literacy and Biliteracy
•  
• Inquiry into the  Function of Private Schools in
  the Education of Latino Students
•  
• Non-Formal Schooling

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HLE Contents Map

• SECTION V
  Appendix of Resources 
• Adult/Continuing Education    (ESL/Civics
  Instruction, GED, Vocational Training, Extended
  Studies, Community Colleges, Career Training,
  Literacy, Funding Opportunities, and more)
•  
• Commercial Products  (Software, Audio/Video
  Tapes, DVDs, Teaching Supplies/Aids, and more)
•  
• Demographics/Statistics  (Census and Statistics
  Agencies, and more)
• Events   (Conferences, Society Meetings,
  Workshops/Seminars, Celebrations/Festivals, and
  more)
• Government   (Legislation, Policy, Leadership,
  Politics, and more)
• Groups  (Organizations, Agencies, Community
  Projects, Associations, Professional Societies,
  and more)
•  
• Higher Education   (Colleges, Universities,
  Institutes, Centers, Degrees, Programs,
  Concentrations, Funding Opportunities, Academic
  Competitions, Awards, Mentorship, Internships,
  Training, and more)
• Internet Tools/Technology   (Sites,
  Webliographies, Clearinghouses, Portals,
  Digital/Virtual Libraries, Directories, and more)
• Libraries/Galleries/Museums   (Collections,
  Archives, Permanent Exhibitions, and more)

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The Appendix of Resources will serve as a
directory or guide for all those sharing a common
interest in educational issues that impact
Latinos and will be linked as part of the
National Latino Education Network (NLEN).   The
NLEN is a members-based electronic community
currently sponsored by the Journal of Latinos and
Education, made up of researchers, teaching
professionals and educators, academics, scholars,
administrators, independent writers and artists,
policy and program specialists, students,
parents, families, civic leaders, activists, and
advocates.  The website (http//nlen.csusb.edu/)
will provide online features, one of which is a
Resource Guide/Clearinghouse that allows members
to search and browse for resources, opportunities
and activities in the Latino Educational
community.  This online resource guide will be
made available in printed form in the Handbook of
Latinos and Education.  
Handbook of Latinos and Education Theory,
Research Practice



NLEN Resource Guide
Index Category
Sub-Category
Title
URL
Description
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• Enroll Online http//nlen.csusb.edu
• Online Features and Benefits includeAn
  Archive/Directory that allows members to search
  and network with other registered members
  (individuals, institutions, businesses, agencies
  and groups).A Resource Guide/Clearinghouse that
  allows members to search and browse for
  resources, opportunities and activities in the
  Latino Educational community.An online and
  email Newsletter that allows members to access
  the latest information, news, stories and
  research on Latinos and Education.An online,
  searchable Announcements Database that allows
  members to post and search for all announcements
  there, including fellowships, awards, employment
  opportunities, calls for papers and other
  collaborative opportunities.E-Mail Listserve
  informing members of Breaking News that require
  immediate attention and action.Programs and
  News broadcasted via video and audio
  broadband.Online Surveys, which can be publicly
  displayed, about opinions and strategies in
  dealing with the current educational crisis faced
  by Latinos.

Join the NLEN
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Para Los Niños
El Fin - Gracias
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Workshop on Publishing Academic
JournalsDr. Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.California
State University, San BernardinoMarch 8,
2007Texas TechUniversity- Sponsored by
Helen DeVitt JonesLecturer Series
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Q1 What kinds of things can we find out by
reading research publications?

• Other research out there (references), reviews of
  available research
• New terms
• New questions to ask about a phenomenon
• Methods for doing or replicating a study
• Recommendations for practice prescriptions for
  action
• How notions are defined or operationalized

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Q2 Are some forms of research better or more
trustworthy than others? What types of
preliminary questions might you ask?

• Where is the research presented?
• How much information do you have about the
  methods?
• Who put out/funded the research?
• How representative is the sample?
• Why did the researcher(s) do the study?
• Can the study be replicated?
• Given what you already know, do the findings seem
  reasonable?

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Q3 What are the Foundations of Trust?

• The peer-review process. - Different for
  presentations than for journals. - Blind
• Journal selectivity. - Acceptance rate, editorial
  board, are the reviewers active researchers,
  judgement of others.
• Reputation of the author. - Although sometimes it
  is the reputation that gets them published in the
  first place.
• Source of Funding. - Government source, or major
  philanthropic organization usually a trustworthy
  sign.
• Sponsorship. -Research or Professional
  Organization usually a trustworthy sign.

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Q4 What are the Sources of Credibility?
Research is a public act - investigator must
relay a truthful account of whatever he or she
conducted

• Where is research published Journals
  Conference Proceedings Monographs Books
  Internet
• Peer reviewed journals provide the most
  reliable source of quality control.The process
  of peer review is generally considered critical
  to establishing a reliable body of research and
  knowledge. Scholars can only be expert in a
  limited area they rely upon peer-reviewed
  journals to provide reliable and credible
  research which they can build upon for subsequent
  or related research. As a result, significant
  scandal ensues when an author is found to have
  falsified the research included in a published
  article, as many other scholars, and more
  generally the field of study itself, have relied
  upon that research.
• Less reliable Foundations (not peer reviewed)
• Businesses (lobby for legislation)
• Polling (often confuse with research)

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Q5 What is the typical Journal Submission
Process?

• In academia generally, submissions are
  unsolicited. Scholars submit their manuscript to
  any given journal on an open basis (unless a
  special thematic issue is planned where there are
  deadlines set for submission).
• The Cover Letter is read/reviewed. This is to
  make sure the author(s) have both identified the
  section under which the submission applies, and
  stated that the manuscript represents results of
  original work, that the findings reported in the
  manuscript have not been published previously,
  and that the manuscript is not being
  simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
• The editor (and associates) then determine
  whether or not to reject the submission outright.
  Most often this is on the grounds of not being
  appropriate to the subject or editorial scope of
  the given journal, or not written in the
  appropriate format/writing style or exhorberrant
  page length .

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Q6 What is the typical Journal Review Process?

• If the editors choose to consider the manuscript
  for possible publication, it is then subject to a
  blind peer-review process (by other scholars of
  the editors choosing).
• There are typically at least two outside
  reviewers a third reviewer may sometimes be
  asked if the two disagree and there are
  conflicting reviews.
• The feedback and comments of these outside
  reviewers are used by the editors in the final
  determination of whether to accept or reject the
  manuscript. This same feedback is returned to the
  authors with either a letter of rejection, letter
  to revise and resubmit, or letter of acceptance.
• If accepted, articles are then subject to further
  (and sometimes considerable) editing by the
  journal editors before publication. Because this
  can be a lengthy process, an accepted article
  will generally not appear in print until several
  months at the very least to a whole year or more,
  after its initial submission.

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Para Los Niños
El Fin - Gracias
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Workshop on Publishing Academic BooksDr.
Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.California State
University, San BernardinoMarch 8, 2007Texas
TechUniversity- Sponsored by Helen DeVitt
JonesLecturer Series
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Q1 What about Books?

• Some realities
• Academic publishers dream of really profitable
  books.
• One major reason why academic books get published
  at all is that many major university and research
  libraries will maintain standing orders to buy
  all or the majority the books from certain major
  publishers in particular fields. Since this
  represents a guaranteed market, the publishing
  companies can know exactly how big it is, and how
  long a prospective book they can afford to
  publish for that market, and make a profit.
• Many such books will have a low reading
  circulation, remain at deep discount, or are
  tossed out by publishers. Many publishers don't
  even print more copies than they are sure will be
  taken by libraries and can potentially be out of
  print almost as soon as they are in print.

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Q2 What are the Routes to a Marketable Book?
Generally, marketable books are by established
authors with major reputations.

• But there are other routes to a book contract,
  and understanding that marketability greatly
  influences the acceptance of your prospectus,
  will increase this likelihood.
• Publishers know that there are large markets in
  education-related topics.
• They also know that a book that can be used in
  college courses, even advanced graduate levels.
• The first intelligible book in a new field or
  cross-disciplinary subfield.
• One that has practical uses, like explaining
  methodology or reviewing and comparing lesser
  known but significant theories.
• One that applies a new approach to some
  well-known and widespread problem or issues.
• One that has policy implications.
• Or, a book that applies and in part popularizes
  the work of a well-known theorist in some new
  area.

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Q3 Where do I start?

• Academic publishers are always looking for good
  manuscripts.
• It is not recommended to just send a manuscript
  to a publisher without prior discussions and
  negotiations.
• In many cases, established reputable authors can
  get a book contract on the basis of a chapter
  outline and one or two sample chapters.
• But new authors will likely not get a contract
  like this. Rather, just a letter of encouragement
  to submit the completed manuscript.
• Acquisition editors hang out at professional
  conferences in the exhibit areas and they
  converse with scholars to keep current with
  what's going on.
• Get your mentor or an established author you
  know, to introduce you to a publisher's
  representative.
• Make a very, very sketchy suggestion of a
  possible topic you are writing about and drop in
  a few key buzzwords.
• If they show any interest, get their business
  card, and follow up with a letter that contains a
  more detailed idea. Ask if they would like to see
  more before mailing your formal prospectus.

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Q4 What is the typical Prospectus Review
Process? A successful first book makes you
very welcome at that publisher for your second
book. It may also make your work of interest to
other publishers.

• Manuscripts are reviewed similarly to journal
  articles, but often not as stringent and not
  always necessarily blind peer-review.
• It is harder to know what reviewers it will be
  sent to, but their current authors are likely,
  and major publishers also have favorite academic
  advisors, often known as "series editors".
• It may be easier to actually pitch a book with a
  series editor than with the actual publisher.
• Same thing pitch your ideas to a series editor
  at a professional conference. New series are
  usually looking for manuscripts.

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Q5 How Do I Choose a Publisher?

• Choose your publisher carefully.
• What matters to academic publishers is marketing.
  
• You want a publisher who will exhibit your book
  at conferences, mail out announcements of it,
  include it in widely distributed general
  mailings, and even place it in bookstores.
• The point is not to get rich, the royalties are
  very small on these books. The point is to get
  your book read and known by more people.
• Some publishers are also easier to get along with
  in the editorial offices than others, but this
  changes with personnel and should not be a major
  consideration except in extreme cases.
• Some publishers also take a very long time to
  produce a book you wait your turn in a long list
  for publication. Marketability prospects move you
  up the waiting list. Big publishers are generally
  better for speed and marketing services than
  small ones, but small ones may give you more help
  and personal attention.

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Q6 How do I Prepare a Book Publishing Proposal?

• Publishers strive to understand the intent of,
  and audience for each book
• A detailed statement of purpose (1-3 pages).
  Explain the objective and significance of the
  work.
• An annotated outline, including a short narrative
  for each section that describes how each section
  contributes to the book. If the project is an
  edited volume, include the names and affiliations
  of the contributors. Indicate if any of this
  information is tentative.
• Some representative material for the project such
  as a sample chapter. Send along a sample of
  previously published articles, book chapters,
  books, etc.
• A resume or curriculum vitae.
• An estimate of the length of the project in
  double-spaced manuscript pages.
• A timeline and schedule for delivery of the final
  draft.
• A brief description of special production issues
  such as art work, binding, etc.
• An indication of whether you are submitting your
  proposal to a number of prospective publishers.
• A sentence or two explaining why you are
  submitting your proposal to this particular
  publisher.

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Q7 How do I Identify a Market?

• Describe the intended audience for your work?
• Is this audience mainly in the U.S. or is there a
  significant audience or professional interest
  outside the U.S.?
• Where does this work fit in with what is already
  available (in terms of the competition)?
• Who will the likely readers of this material be?
• How will they use the material?
• Does the approach taken in the book represent a
  departure from, or extension of, conventional
  wisdom? How will this contribute to the
  discipline?
• Will the book be edited or authored? By whom? Is
  a table of contents available? Sample chapters?
  Abstracts of chapters?
• What academic societies or sections of major
  societies will be most interested in this work?
• What professional groups will be most interested
  in this work?
• For what course or courses would your book most
  likely be adopted?

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Para Los Niños
El Fin - Gracias
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EDITOREnrique G. Murillo, Jr.      California
State University-San BernardinoASSOCIATE
EDITORSCorinne Martínez     California State
University-San BernardinoJuan Sánchez Muñoz
    Texas Tech University-LubbockRuth Trinidad
Galván     University of New Mexico-AlbuquerqueSo
fia A. Villenas     Cornell University-Ithaca     
                                                 
                                                  
                                                  
                              ADMINISTRATIVE
MANAGEMENTDepartment of Language, Literacy
Culture,    College of EducationCalifornia State
University-San BernardinoCathe Stevenson    
Fiscal Coordinator and Events PlannerMark
Leal     Office ManagerMario Valenzuela    
Assistant to the EditorErika Bugarín   
Information and Resource ManagerEXECUTIVE
COUNCILCenter for Equity in Education,
California State University-San BernardinoMaría
V. BalderramaEsteban Díaz Barbara Flores Juan
Gutiérrez José Salvador HernándezElsa Valdez 
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EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD (Volume 5, 2006
through present) Alma Flor Ada     University
of San Francisco René Antrop-González
    University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeGilberto
Arriaza     San Jose State University Marta P.
Baltodano    Loyola Marymount University
Patricia Baquedano-López     University of
California-BerkeleyLilia Bartolomé    
University of Massachusetts-BostonScott A.L.
Beck     Georgia Southern University Antonia
Darder     University of Illinois-Urbana
Champaign Concha Delgado Gaitan     Independent
WriterLourdes Díaz Soto     Pennsylvania State
University Rubén Donato     University of
Colorado-BoulderRichard P. Durán     University
of California-Santa BarbaraBernardo Gallegos    
Washington State University-PullmanEugene
Garcia     Arizona State University-TempeFrancisc
o Guajardo     University of Texas-Pan
AmericanPablo Jasis     Art, Research and
Curriculum AssociatesDonaldo Macedo    
University of Massachusetts-BostonLiliana
Minaya-Rowe     University of Connecticut-StorrsL
uis Mirón     University of Illinois-Urbana
Champaign Luis Moll     University of
Arizona-TucsonMartha Montero-Sieburth    
University of Massachusetts-BostonSonia
Nieto     University of Massachusetts-AmherstGeor
ge W. Noblit     University of North
Carolina-Chapel HillPedro A. Noguera     New
York University Raymund A. Paredes     Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board Pedro
Pedraza     City University of New YorkHunter
CollegeMaria de la Luz Reyes     University of
Colorado-BoulderGuadalupe San Miguel, Jr.    
University of Houston Martha Soto     Los
Angeles Mission College Ricardo D.
Stanton-Salazar     University of Southern
California Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco     New York
University Josefina V. Tinajero     University
of Texas-El PasoLuis Urrieta, Jr.     University
of California-DavisStephanie Urso Spina    
State University New York-Cortland Richard
Valencia     University of Texas-AustinAngela
Valenzuela     University of Texas-Austin 
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FEATURE ARTICLES THEORY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND
PRACTICEParental Motivation, Attitudes, Support
and Commitment in a Southern Californian Two-Way
Immersion Program Rosalie Giacchino-Baker and
Bonnie PillerSocial, Cultural and Political
Influences on the Development of an Educational
Partnership James R. ValadezNegotiating Our
Way through the Gates of Academe Michelle A.
Holling and Amardo RodriguezIncreasing the
College Preparedness of At-Risk Students Alberto
F. Cabrera, Regina Deil-Amen, Radhika Prabhu,
Patrick T. Terenzini, Chul Lee, and Robert E.
Franklin, Jr.Worlds Together . . . Words Apart
An Assessment of the Effectiveness of
Arts-BasedCurriculum for Second Language
Learners Stephanie Urso SpinaAgainst the
Grain Confronting Hispanic Service Organizations
in Times of Increasing Inequalities, 1930 and
2005 Linda HeidenreichMaestras, Mujeres y
Mas Creating Teacher Networks for Resistance
and Voice Theresa Montaño and Joyce
BursteinAccountability by Assumption
Implications of Reform Agendas for Teacher
Preparation Socorro G. Herrera and
Kevin G. MurryAssimilation vs.
Multiculturalism Bilingual Education and the
Latino Challenge Julia Burdick-Will
and Christina GómezA Tribute to Thomas P.
Carter (1927 2001) Activist Scholar and
Pioneer in Mexican American Education Richard R.
ValenciaPensando en Cynthia y su hermana
Educational Implications of U.S./Mexico
Transnationalism for Children Edmund T. Hamann,
Víctor Zúñiga and Juan Sánchez GarcíaIf the
student is good, let him fly Moral Support for
College among Latino Immigrant Parents
Susan Auerbach
Table of Contents VOLUME 5, 2006
58
ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWSBeing Seen/Being Heard
moving beyond visibility in the academy Robert
J. TorresVOCES COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS
AND STUDENTSComo si le Falta un Brazo Latino
Immigrant Parents and the Costs of Not Knowing
English Jo Worthy A Latina Teachers Journal
Reflections on Language, Culture, Literacy, and
Discourse Practices Mariana Souto-ManningBOOK
AND MEDIA REVIEWSBook Review Teaching Hispanic
Children by Toni Griego Jones and Mary Lou
Fuller Paul H. MatthewsGibson, M.A., Gándara,
P., Koyama, J.P. (Eds.) (2004). School
Connections U.S. Mexican Youth, Peers, and
School Achievement. New York Teachers College
Press. Mónica G. GarcíaRobert K. Ream. 2005.
Uprooting Children Mobility, Social Capital, and
Mexican American Underachievement. New York
LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC. Gilberto Q.
ConchasALTERNATIVE FORMATSLanguage
Lessons Melisa CahnmannA Teachers
Indispensable Qualities A Freirean
Perspective Douglas J. Simpson, Garrett H.
Boroda, Betsy L. Bucy, Alan Burke, Walter L.
Doue, Sharon L. Faber, Mary C. Fehr, Wesley A.
Fryer, Gregory D. Gonzales, Chasidy J.
Harp-Woods, Sarah McMahan, Suzanne M. Nesmith,
Sherri A. Reynolds, Sandra E. Riegle, Jacqueline
E. Romano, Ruby J. Willey, Saundra Wimberley,
and Mijin Won
Table of Contents VOLUME 5, 2006
59
FEATURE ARTICLES THEORY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND
PRACTICEThe Impact of Brown on Mexican American
Desegregation Litigation, 1950s to
1980s Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr.Lessons From
La Maestra Miriam Developing Literate Identities
through Critical Literacy Teaching Leila
Flores DueñasEnglish Only The Creation and
Maintenance of an Academic Underclass Candace
MitchellAccountability data and decision making
in Texas bilingual education programs Gordon S.
Gates and Kristi LichtenbergAn Introduction to
This Special Thematic Issue Zulmara Cline, María
de la Luz Reyes and Juan NecocheaTeachers on
the Border In their own words María de la Luz
Reyes and Elizabeth GarzaQueer Coyotes
Transforming education to be more accepting
affirming, and supportive of queer
individuals Gilbert Valadez and Anne René
ElsbreeBorder Pedagogy from the Inside Out An
autoethnographic study Jaime RomoEducating the
Burrito King John J. HalcónDónde están los
estudiantes puertorriqueños/os exitosos Where
are the academically successful Puerto Rican
students? Success Factors of High Achieving
Puerto Rican High School Students René
Antrop-González, William Vélez, and Tomás
GarrettEthnic Identity and Academic Achievement
among Latino and Latina Adolescents Maria Estela
Zarate, Fazila Bhimji, and Leslie
ReeseStudents Ratings of Professors The
Teaching Style Contingency for Latino
Professors Gabriel Smith and Kristin J.
AndersonTransnational Communities En La Lucha
Campesinas and Grassroots Organizations
Globalizing from Below Ruth Trinidad
GalvánLatinos in a College Outreach Program
Application, Selection, and Participation Jill
Denner, Catherine R. Cooper, Nora Dunbar and
Edward M. Lopez Educational Barriers for New
Latinos in Georgia Stephanie A. Bohon, Heather
Macpherson and Jorge H. Atiles
Table of Contents VOLUME 4, 2005
60
ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWSPionera in the Linguistic
Borderlands Conversations with Emily Palacio,
Calexico, California María V.
BalderramaVOCES COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS
AND STUDENTSEntre la Espalda y la Pared
Critical Educators, Bilingual Education, and
Education Reform Edward M. Olivos and Carmen
E. Quintana de ValladolidCírculo de Lectura
Colegio Monseñor Francisco Beckmann, una
experiencia diferente. Wilfredo Juárez
EstradaBOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWSBook Review Poor
Latino families and school preparation Are they
doing the right things? by W.A.
Sampson Deirdre MartinezBook Review Las hijas
de Juan Daughters betrayed by Josie
Méndez-Negrete Norma L. CárdenasExcavating
Education Policy in the New South Book Review
of The Educational Welcome of Latinos in the New
South by Edmund T. Hamann Sheryl Greenwood
GowenALTERNATIVE FORMATSThe Pain of
Injustice Myriam N. Torres
Table of Contents VOLUME 4, 2005
61
FEATURE ARTICLES THEORY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND
PRACTICEBridging a Continuum Normalista
Professionals and Mexican American
Paraprofessionals Speak About Culture Josephine
Méndez-Negrete and Lilliana P. SaldañaNewspaper
Editorial Response to Californias
Post-Proposition 227 Test Scores René
GalindoWelcome to the Front Seat Racial
Identity and Mesoamerican Immigrants Gilberto
ArriazaSearching for Curanderas A Quest to
Revive Chicana/o Studies Marcos
PizarroHispanic/Latino Fathers and Childrens
Literacy Development Examining Involvement
Practices from a Sociocultural Context Robert W.
OrtizThe Tyranny of Democracy Deconstructing
the Passage of Racist Propositions Zulmara
Cline, Juan Necochea and Francisco Rios Si Se
Puede! Academic Excellence and Bilingual
Competency in a K-8 Two-Way Dual Immersion
Program Rosalinda Quintanar-SarellanaLearning
from Cross-University Collaboration and Research
A Greek Tragedy in Three Acts Carmen I.
MercadoTraining Teachers of English Language
Learners Using Their Students First
Language Liliana Minaya-RoweFirst Steps in the
Development of the Inventario de Comportamiento
de Estudio The Spanish Version of the Study
Behavior Inventory Leonard B. Bliss and Diana
Maria Alejandra VinayCooperative Learning in
Higher Education Hispanic and Non-Hispanic
Undergraduates Reflections on Group
Grades Bobbette M. Morgan
Table of Contents VOLUME 3, 2004
62
ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWSTO THE MARGINS AND BACK
THE HIGH COST OF BEING LATINA IN
'AMERICA' Myriam N. TorresVOCES COMMUNITY,
PARENTS, TEACHERS AND STUDENTSIEP Meetings and
Mexican American Parents Lets talk about
it Loretta Salas Reaching Beyond Borders
Through Service Learning Terri M. CarneyRising
with De Colores Tapping into the Resources of la
Comunidad to Assist Under- Performing
Chicano/Latino Students Rosario Ordoñez-Jasis
and Pablo JasisBOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWSLas
Tejanas 300 Years of History by Teresa Palomo
Acosta and Ruthe Winegarten Nancy Porras Hein
Book Review Chicano School Failure and Success
Past Present and Future (2nd edition) by
Richard R. Valencia Iliana AlanísALTERNATIVE
FORMATSThe Backstage(s) of Mentorship Marie
Sarita Gaytán
Table of Contents VOLUME 3, 2004
63
FEATURE ARTICLES THEORY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND
PRACTICEImaging Teachers In Fact and In the
Mass Media Xaé Alicia Reyes and Diana I. Rios.
Missing in Action Reconstructing Hope and
Possibility among Latino Students Placed at Risk
Maria D. MartinezSurviving the "Perfect
Storm" Bilingual Education Policy-Making in
New York City Luis O. ReyesTeachers'
(Re)Constructions of knowledge The other Side of
Fieldwork Xaé Alicia ReyesWhen Education,
Media and Technology Converge What do Latina/o
Students Gain? Dolores Valencia TannoThe
Latin Grammys and the Almas Awards Programs,
Cultural Epideictic and the Intercultural
Pedagogy Alberto González and Amy N.
HeumanU.S. Latino Audiences of Telenovelas
Diana I. RíosSugar Beets, Segregation,
and Schools Mexican Americans in a Northern
Colorado Community, 1920-1960 Rubén
DonatoLatina Educators and School Discourse
Dealing with Tension on the Path to Success
Jill A. Aguilar, Laurie MacGillivray, and Nancy
T. WalkerWhen Helping Someone Else Is the
Right Answer Bridging Cultures in
Assessment Carrie Rothstein-Fisch, Elise
Trumbull, Adrienne Isaac, Catherine Daley, and
Amada Irma PérezMesocentrism and Students of
Mexican Background A Community Intervention for
Culturally Relevant Instruction Heriberto
Godina Acquiring and participating in the use
of academic Spanish Four novice Latina
bilingual education teachers stories Michael
D. GuerreroEstudia para que no te pase lo que
a mi narrativas culturales sobre el valor de la
escuela en familias mexicanas Claudia Saucedo
RamosDo Hispanic-Serving Institutions have what
it takes to foster information literacy? One
case Anne C. Moore and Gary Ivory
Table of Contents VOLUME 2, 2003
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ESSAYS AND INTERVIEWSA Visionary Latin American
Preschool Educator A Conversation with Franklin
Martínez Dean CristolTestimonios de
Inmigrantes Students Educating Future
Teachers M. Saray González, Oscar Plata, Erika
García, Mario Torres, and Luis Urrieta,
Jr.VOCES COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND
STUDENTSMexican American Parent Participation
and Administrative Leadership Nancy Porras Hein
BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWSBook Review Hispanic
Education in the United States Raíces y Alas by
Eugene E. García Juan Sánchez MuñozBook
Review The Latino Student's Guide to College
Success by Leonard A. Valverde.(editor) Louie F.
RodríguezManufacturing Hope and Despair The
School and Kin Support Networks of U.S.-Mexican
Youth by Ricardo Stanton-Salazar Melissa
MorenoWhy Dont They Learn English?
Separating Fact from Fallacy in the U.S. Language
Debate by Lucy Tse Grace Cho and Debra
DeCastro-AmbrosettiContextualizing Literature
by Mexican-American Women Writers A Review of
Caramelo Patricia BenjumeaALTERNATIVE
FORMATSEl carácter esencial del conocimiento de
acuerdo a un neófito Angela López
PedranaUntitled Poem Sandra Valles-Metzger
Table of Contents VOLUME 2, 2003
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FEATURE ARTICLES THEORY, RESEARCH, POLICY AND
PRACTICEMultiple Ethnic, Racial and Cultural
Identities in Action from Marginality to a New
Cultural Capital in Modern Society Henry T.
TruebaCaught in a Policy Web The Impact of
Education Reform on Latino Education Jill Kerper
Mora"Mexican Americans Don't Value Education!"
On the Basis of the Myth, Mythmaking, and
Debunking Richard R. Valencia and Mary S.
BlackYou're just a kid that's there Chicano
Perception of Disciplinary Events Rosa Hernández
SheetsDropout Prevention How Migrant
Education Supports Mexican Youth Margaret A.
Gibson and Livier F. BejínezFamily Matters
Related to the Reading Engagement of Latino
Children Angela Arzubiaga, Robert Rueda and
Lilia MonzóA Critical Race Analysis of Advance
Placement Classes A Case of Educational
Inequality Daniel G. Solórzano and Armida
OrnelasESSAYS AND INTERVIEWSParticipatory
Action Research in Education The National
Latino/a Education Research Agenda
Project Pedro PedrazaLearning to Forget
Reflections on Identity and Language Benjamin
BaezWhose Lady of Guadalupe? Indigenous
Performances, Latina/o Identities and the
Postcolonial Project Bernardo P. GallegosThe
Cultural Legacy of Self-consciousness an
Interview with Lourdes Portillo Juan
VelascoVOCES COMMUNITY, PARENTS, TEACHERS AND
STUDENTSIn Search of Bedrock Organizing For
Success with Diverse Needs Children in the
Classroom Priscilla Shannon GutiérrezStrugglin
g toward Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the
Latino Diaspora Stanton Wortham and Margaret
ContrerasLessons From the First Grade Sharon
Adelman ReyesMiddle School Mathematics
Classrooms A Place for Latina Parents
Involvement Cynthia Oropesa Anhalt , Martha
Allexsaht-Snider, and Marta Civil
Table of Contents VOLUME 1, 2002
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BOOK AND MEDIA REVIEWSEffective Programs For
Latino Students, by Slavin, Robert E. Calderón,
Margarita (eds.) Marilyn AntonucciLa Otra
Conquista, by Carrasco and Domingo Film
Productions Luis Urrieta Jr. and Oliva
MartínezChildren of Immigration by
Suarez-Orozco, C. Suarez-Orozco, M. Adela de
la TorreDemocracy, Education and
Multiculturalism Dilemmas of Citizenship in a
Global World by Carlos Alberto Torres (Spanish
edition Democracia, Educación y
Multiculturalismo Dilemas de la Ciudadanía en
un Mundo Global) Armando Alcantara Illegal
Alphabets and Adult Biliteracy Latino Migrants
Crossing the Linguistic Border By Tomás Mario
Kalmar Peter LowndsThe Power of Community
Mobilizing for Family and Schooling by Concha
Delgado-Gaitán Lilia MonzóALTERNATIVE
FORMATSIn-Just-Us (Injustice) Celestina
Castrejón de RasmussenEducadores / Educators,
Sangre Hugo MorenoTracks Rolando J.
DiazMister Rogers Neighborhood Claudia Rosa
Silva
Table of Contents VOLUME 1, 2002
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HLEMasthead

• EDITOR
• Enrique G. Murillo, Jr.      California State
  University-San Bernardino
• ASSOCIATE EDITORS
• Sofia A. Villenas     Cornell University-
  IthacaRuth Trinidad Galván      University of
  New Mexico-AlbuquerqueJuan Sánchez
  Muñoz     Texas Tech University-LubbockCorinne
  Martínez      California State University-San
  BernardinoMargarita Machado-Casas     University
  of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
• SECTION EDITORS
• Douglas E. Foley     University of
  Texas-AustinNorma E. González     University of
  Utah-Salt Lake City Eugene García     Arizona
  State University-TempeEsteban Díaz     
  California State University-San Bernardino
• ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
• Department of Language, Literacy Culture,   
  College of Education
• California State University-San Bernardino
• Cathe Stevenson     Fiscal Coordinator and Events
  Planner
• Mark Leal     Office Manager
• Mario Valenzuela     Assistant to the Editor
• Erika Bugarín    Information and Resource Manager
  
• ACQUISITIONS / PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
• Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.

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• 
  ADVISORY BOARD
• Alma Flor Ada     University of San Francisco  
• René Antrop-González     University of
  Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Gilberto Arriaza     San Jose State University
• Alfredo Artiles       Arizona State University
• María V. Balderrama     California State
  University-San Bernardino
• Marta P. Baltodano    Loyola Marymount University
  
• Patricia Baquedano-López     University of
  California-Berkeley
• Lilia Bartolomé     University of
  Massachusetts-Boston
• Scott A.L. Beck     Georgia Southern University
• Ruth Behar     University of MichiganAnn Arbor
• Ursula Casanova    Arizona State University
• Rudolfo Chávez Chávez         New Mexico State
  University
• Antonia Darder     University of Illinois-Urbana
  Champaign
• Dolores Delgado Bernal      University of Utah
• Rubén Donato     University of Colorado-Boulder
• Richard P. Durán     University of
  California-Santa Barbara
• Barbara Flores     California State
  University-San Bernardino

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• 
  ADVISORY BOARD (cont.)
• Luis Mirón     University of Illinois-Urbana
  Champaign
• Luis Moll     University of Arizona-Tucson
• Martha Montero-Sieburth     University of
  Massachusetts-Boston
• Sonia Nieto     University of Massachusetts-Amhers
  t
• Pedro A. Noguera     New York University
• Carlos Ovando         Arizona State University
• Raymond V. Padilla      University of Texas - San
  Antonio
• Raymund A. Paredes     Texas Higher Education
  Coordinating Board
• Pedro Pedraza     City University of New
  YorkHunter College
• Laura Rendón     Iowa State University
• Maria de la Luz Reyes     University of
  Colorado-Boulder
• Robert Rueda     University of Southern
  California
• Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr.     University of
  Houston
• Armando Sanchez     Latino Scholastic Achievement
  Corporation
• Sheryl Santos          Texas Tech-Lubbock
• Daniel Solorzano     University of California at
  Los Angeles
• Martha Soto     Los Angeles Mission College

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SECTION I Theoretical and Methodological
Approaches Sofia A. Villenas, Associate
Editor Douglas E. Foley, Section
Editor Introductory Chapter to Section I Will
offer a synthesis of the various individual
chapters, their collective and coordinated
contribution to the field of Latinos and
Education, and a general framework within which
the chapters function to contribute to an overall
understanding. Comments This chapter will begin
by situating and naming the most pressing,
persistent and pervasive issues in Latino
Education today. It will then offer a synthesis
of the various section chapters and a general
framework within which the chapters function to
explore how contemporary educational issues are
addressed, and have been addressed historically
through research grounded in unique theoretical
and methodological approaches. Further While
the other sections of this handbook target very
specific issues/ research, we felt that the
purpose of this section is to tell an overall
story about Latino education. Specifically this
section details the story of a people, a history
of educational inequality and educational
persistence and attainment it tells the story of
how we have developed our diverse conceptual
lens, how we have created new and hybrid
theories it tells the story of the methodologies
we have employed to produce a wealth of knowledge
for educational practice and policy. So this new
version of the section does not privilege certain
theories (e.g., a chapter on LatCrit in
education, a chapter on social capital theory,
etc.) and the particular authors who might work
in those domains. Rather, this section is about
stepping back and seeing how all the pieces of
the puzzle fit together, including how the
contradictions and tensions work against/with one
another. Latinas/os in the United States An
Overview