Spanish and Academic Achievement Among Midwest Mexican Youth
Subtitle: The Myth of the Barrier (Latino Communities)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: July 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9780815333456
Subjects: Education; Sociology, Social Studies; Study and teaching; Mexican American youth; Education Of Spanish-Speaking Students; Education / Teaching; Students & Student Life; Latin America; Middle West; Evaluation; Multicultural Education; Political Science / General; Case studies; Language arts; Spanish language
First sentence: Due to the low educational profile of U.S. Mexicans and their proclivity for retaining Spanish, language is often presumed to be a barrier to their academic success.