1st Edition
Critical Race Counterstories along the Chicana/Chicano Educational Pipeline
By Tara J. Yosso
Copyright 2006
224 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
19 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Chicanas/os are part of the youngest, largest, and fastest growing racial/ethnic 'minority' population in the United States, yet at every schooling level, they suffer the lowest educational outcomes of any racial/ethnic group. Using a 'counterstorytelling' methodology, Tara Yosso debunks racialized myths that blame the victims for these unequal educational outcomes and redirects our focus toward... Read more
Chapter 1 WHY USE CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND COUNTERSTORYTELLING TO ANALYZE THE CHICANA/O EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE?; Chapter 2 MADRES POR LA EDUCACÍON; Chapter 3 STUDENTS ON THE MOVE; Chapter 4 CHICANA/O UNDERGRADUATE “STAGES OF PASSAGE”; Chapter 5 “IT'S EXHAUSTING BEING MEXICAN AMERICAN!”; EPILOGUE; REFERENCES;
Biography
Tara Yosso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
2008 AESA Critics' Choice Book Award Winner
