Chicano school failure and success: research and policy agendas for the 1990s

Part 1 Current Realities of the Chicano Schooling Experience: the Plight of Chicano Students - An Overview of Schooling Conditions and Outcomes Richard R. Valencia Segregation, Desegregation and Integration of Chicano Students - Problems and Prospects Ruben Donato, Martha Menchaca and Richard R.Valencia Chicano Dropouts - A Review of Research and Policy Issues Russel W.Rumberger Part 2 Language and Classroom Perspectives on Chicano Achievement: Bilingualism, Second Language Acquisition and the Education of Chicano Language Minority Students Eugene E.Garcia Promoting School Success For Chicanos - The View From Inside the Bilingual Classroom Barbara J.Merino Part 3 Cultural and Familial Perspectives on Chicano Achievement: From Failure to Success - The Roles of Culture and Cultural Conflict in the Academic Achievement of Chicano Students Henry T.Trueba Cognitive Socialization and Competence - The Academic Development of Chicanos Luis M.Laosa and Ronald W.Henderson Part 4 Educational Testing and Special Education Issues vis- a-vis Chicano Students: The Uses and Abuses of Education Testing - Chicanos as a Case in Point Richard R.Valencia and Sofia Aburto An Analysis of Special Education as a Response to the Diminished Academic Achievement of Chicano Students Robert Rueda Part 5 The Big Picture and Chicano School Failure: Systemic and Institutional Factors in Chicano School Failure Arthur Pearl Conclusions - Towards Chicano School Success Richard R.Valencia