Analyzing the educational achievement in Latino/a students in California
This qualitative research will examine factors that influence the educational achievement of Latino/a students in California. This research will provide a historiography of Latino/a education from the past to the present, with an emphasis on educational barriers such as limited access to a quality education, under-qualified teachers, poverty, limited English proficiency, citizenship status, and less demanding curriculums. The investigation will focus on the following areas: the percentage of Latino/a students that study in public schools compared to other ethnicities; the ways in which the language barrier of many Latino/a students and the lack of qualified teachers to tackle this problem affect their overall educational performance; how the low average income of Latino/a parents and their level of formal education affect the education of their children; the impact of undocumented students have on the Latino/a youth population in general and the programs and organizations that support Latino/a students in California.
School:
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Department:
Education
Research Advisor:
Dr. Christopher M. Span
Department of Research Advisor:
Educational Policy Studies
Year of Publication:
2004