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Issues in Latino Education


Course Description

An overview of important patterns and issues in education relating to Hispanic/Latino students K-12 and post-secondary, statewide and nationally. Includes history, cultural context, policy issues and trends, challenges faced by Latinos in school, implications for practice, and current research.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
(1) Graduate students will read at least one additional book, or three additional articles, dealing with Latino education, and will present information from these readings to the class in oral and/or written format. (2) Graduate students will complete an additional project entailing either an applied research project on Latino education in Georgia, or a review of research on a topic in Latino education.


Athena Title

Issues in Latino Education


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

All students will: a. understand the history and current status of the education of Latino/Hispanic students nationally and in Georgia; b. comprehend how language, identity, and cultural issues for Latinos interact with schooling and education; c. understand the roles of teacher beliefs, family involvement, and program models in Latino education; d. learn about programs that are successful in supporting Latino education at all levels nationally and in Georgia. e. work with Latino students though an applied outreach project. Additionally, students enrolled for the graduate-level course will: a. investigate special topics in Latino education related to their primary field b. gain expertise in research involving Latino students


Topical Outline

a. Latino Student Populations; Latino immigration in Georgia and the US, Current demographics and trends, Diversity within the Latino population b. Latino educational attainment: Statistics and Issues c. Historical trends in Latino education d. Schooling and education in Latin America and the US e. Issues in Latino Education: Subtractive Schooling; Latino identities; Policy barriers to education f. English Language Learning and Schooling; Bilingual Education Models and Controversies g. Literacy and Biliteracy h. Language Differences and Student Assessment i. Family and Parental Engagement j. Teacher Beliefs and Latino Students k. Applied Strategies for Latino Education: What works in elementary education; what works in secondary education; post- secondary issues for Latino education l. Profiles of Local, State, and National Programs for Latino Education


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