Ecological perspectives of Latino/Hispanic families in a rural school community

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Authors
Callis, Larry D.
Grant, Natalie S.
Siemens, Douglas T.
Stout, Lance D.
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Bennett, Jo
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2010-04-23
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Conference paper
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Callis, Larry, Natalie Grant, Doug Siemens, and Lance Stout (2010). Ecological perspectives of Latino/Hispanic families in a rural school community. -- In Proceedings: 6th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p. 19-20
Abstract

Immigration waves from Mexico, Central and Latin America have changed demographic landscapes and in some communities, native Spanish speaking people are the majority. In schools across the U.S., growing numbers of students need English language resources and cultural supports from their schools to break the cycles associate with being the least educated ethnic group in the country. This changing ecology creates the need for understanding Hispanic/Latino populations. This study seeks to understand the worlds that the Hispanic/Latino families negotiate as they move through the interconnected ecologies of their existence: family systems, cultural norms, communities, church and school. Through qualitative methodology, researchers gathered oral narratives and cultural data from families in a rural Midwestern community to understand how Latino/Hispanic parents support their children in schools and define their relationship to their children’s education.

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Paper presented to the 6th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 23, 2010.
Research completed at the Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education
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Wichita State University. Graduate School
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GRASP
v.6
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