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| Title | Hispanic/Latino Parent Involvement in K-12 Education |
| Body | From: "Anselmo Villanueva" April 3, 2002 Barri Tinkler University of Denver http:// www.buildassets.org/products/latinoparentreport/latinoparentrept.htm A Review of Literature on Hispanic/Latino Parent Involvement in K-12 Education Over the next decade there will be considerable changes in the demographics of the population in the United States. In the last thirty years, "the total number of foreign born residents has tripled" (Gibson, 2002, p. 241). In the state of Colorado, the immigrant growth rate in the last ten years has been 190% (Gibson, 2002). Included in this immigrant population, Latinos are the fastest growing group, comprising 47% of the population (Camarota, 2001). Latinos are recruited by U.S. industries seeking low-skilled, low-wage labor (Gibson, 2002). Latinos come seeking a better life, and though they may be able to earn more money in the U.S. than they can at home, almost two-thirds live in poverty (Gibson, 2002) and 33% have no health insurance (Camarota, 2001). These changing demographics will be of great importance for educators. Within the next twenty years, it is predicted that "the number of Latino children ages 5 to 13 will double, and by 2030 Latino students will comprise one-fourth of the total K-12 school population" (Gibson, 2002, p. 243). Of primary concern are disparities in academic achievement. Hispanic youth in general are the "most under-educated major segment of the U.S. population" (Inger, 1992, p. 1), and are "more than twice as likely to be undereducated than all groups combined" (Chavkin, 1993, p. 1). Latino students in particular, have the highest dropout rate in the United States (Carger, 1997; Gibson, 2002; McKissack, 1999; Scribner, 1999). Though there are many causes for low academic achievement and high dropout rates among Hispanic students, such as language barriers, low expectations of teachers, poverty, racism, and isolation (Gibson, 2002; Scribner, 1999), the lack of cooperation between school, parents, and community has also played a role (Scribner, 1999). Moles 1993) has stated that over the last two decades white parents have shown increasing parental participation, while minorities have decreased the contact they have with their children's schools. Please go to the website for the remainder of the article. http:// www.buildassets.org/products/latinoparentreport/latinoparentrept.htm |
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