Academic Profiling: Latinos, Asian Americans, and the Achievement Gap
Description
This incisive study examines how race, class, language, immigration, and school practices shape the educational experiences of Latino and Asian American students. Drawing on research in California schools, it reveals how educators’ assumptions and institutional policies can create forms of “academic profiling,” influencing students’ placement, opportunities, and expectations. The book challenges simplistic achievement-gap narratives and the model-minority stereotype by highlighting the diversity within both communities and the structural forces behind unequal outcomes. Accessible and deeply researched, it offers a compelling account of educational inequality and the possibilities for more equitable schools.
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paperback
University of Minnesota Press
Published Jan 1, 2013
336 pages
ISBN: 9780816687404
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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