The Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education

The Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education
Author: Jose Angel Gutierrez
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-12-02
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1439644357

For the past 40 years, the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) has been on the forefront of advocacy to improve opportunity in higher education for US persons of Mexican origin. Chicano faculty at the University of Texas, together with a few Chicano students, organized the group's first gatherings in 1974, and since then, TACHE has held thematic annual conferences that signal its mission and program focus and allow professional networking. Chicano faculty and students in colleges and universities have increased, but much still remains to be done. Although funding for education is drastically being cut, Chicano and Latino students are at the front door of higher education, and the number of college-ready students is reaching significant levels across the nation. The official designation of Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), for schools with Chicano and Latino student enrollment in excess of 25 percent, has become a badge of honor among colleges and universities.

Chicano Scholars and Writers

Chicano Scholars and Writers
Author: Julio A. Martínez
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 596
Release: 1979
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780810812055

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Rethinking the Chicano Movement

Rethinking the Chicano Movement
Author: Marc Simon Rodriguez
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2014-11-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136175369

In the 1960s and 1970s, an energetic new social movement emerged among Mexican Americans. Fighting for civil rights and celebrating a distinct ethnic identity, the Chicano Movement had a lasting impact on the United States, from desegregation to bilingual education. Rethinking the Chicano Movement provides an astute and accessible introduction to this vital grassroots movement. Bringing together different fields of research, this comprehensive yet concise narrative considers the Chicano Movement as a national, not just regional, phenomenon, and places it alongside the other important social movements of the era. Rodriguez details the many different facets of the Chicano movement, including college campuses, third-party politics, media, and art, and traces the development and impact of one of the most important post-WWII social movements in the United States.

Handbook of Latinos and Education

Handbook of Latinos and Education
Author: Juan Sánchez Muñoz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 701
Release: 2009-12-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135236690

Providing a comprehensive review of rigorous, innovative, and critical scholarship relevant to educational issues which impact Latinos, this Handbook captures the field at this point in time. Its unique purpose and function is to profile the scope and terrain of academic inquiry on Latinos and education. Presenting the most significant and potentially influential work in the field in terms of its contributions to research, to professional practice, and to the emergence of related interdisciplinary studies and theory, the volume is organized around five themes: history, theory, and methodology policies and politics language and culture teaching and learning resources and information. The Handbook of Latinos and Education is a must-have resource for educational researchers, graduate students, teacher educators, and the broad spectrum of individuals, groups, agencies, organizations and institutions sharing a common interest in and commitment to the educational issues that impact Latinos.

Our Nation on the Fault Line

Our Nation on the Fault Line
Author: United States. President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1996
Genre: Hispanic American children
ISBN:

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