Narrowing the Achievement Gap Strategies for Educating Latino, Black, and Asian Students - Paik, Susan J.; Walberg, Herbert J.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2007)
and Overview -- and Overview -- Culturally Diverse Families and Schooling -- Fostering Latino Parent Involvement in the Schools: Practices and Partnerships -- Parenting, Social-Emotional Development, and School Achievement of African American Youngsters -- Asian Pacific American Cultural Capital: Understanding Diverse Parents and Students -- Histories, Issues of Immigration, and Schooling Experiences -- The Mobility/Social Capital Dynamic: Understanding Mexican American Families and Students -- Educational Attainment of Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Young Blacks -- Divergent Origins and Destinies: Children of Asian Immigrants -- Socio-cultural Issues on Teaching, Learning, and Development -- Educational Issues and Effective Practices for Hispanic Students -- Improving the Schooling Experiences of African American Students -- The Truth and Myth of the Model Minority: The Case of Hmong Americans -- Conclusion and Recommendations.
Keywords: Learning; Instruction; Child psychology; School psychology; Educational sociology; Social work; Educational policy; Education and state; Learning & Instruction; Child and School Psychology; Sociology of Education; Social Work; Educational Policy and Politics