The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students: In Search of a Liberating Education
Based on a three-year ethnographic study of a class on the sociology of Latino/a society, this book tells the story of how the students navigated academic life in a predominantly white university to construct their own education. Padilla weaves together journal entries, his own experiences in education, cultural analysis, and theory to create a rich narrative.
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The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students: In Search of a Liberating Education
Based on a three-year ethnographic study of a class on the sociology of Latino/a society, this book tells the story of how the students navigated academic life in a predominantly white university to construct their own education. Padilla weaves together journal entries, his own experiences in education, cultural analysis, and theory to create a rich narrative.
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The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students: In Search of a Liberating Education

The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students: In Search of a Liberating Education

by Felix M. Padilla
The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students: In Search of a Liberating Education

The Struggle of Latino/Latina University Students: In Search of a Liberating Education

by Felix M. Padilla

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Overview

Based on a three-year ethnographic study of a class on the sociology of Latino/a society, this book tells the story of how the students navigated academic life in a predominantly white university to construct their own education. Padilla weaves together journal entries, his own experiences in education, cultural analysis, and theory to create a rich narrative.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780415912945
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 02/12/1997
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 254
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

M. Padilla is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Latin American and Puerto Rican Studies at Lehman College, City University of New York. He is the author of several books, including The Gang as an American Enterprise (1992).

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE That's Why I Teach: It's My Duty To Be Critical CHAPTER TWO Despierta Boricua, Defiende lo Tuyo: The Cultural Roots of My Intellectual Empowerment CHAPTER THREE Ecstacy and Fear: Working Together To Create Our Own Curriculum CHAPTER FOUR What Do We Know as Latino/a Students Anyway? CHAPTER FIVE We Know a Lot: Hey, Let's Kick that Knowledge CHAPTER SIX What's All This Theoretical Stuff You're Giving Us? We Want Something Practical CONCLUSION There Can Be No Ending- We Are Just Beginning! REFERENCES
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