Patricia Gándara
Biographic Data
| ID | 638841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia Gándara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia |
| FAMILY NAME | Gándara |
| SIGNATURE | GÁNDARA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 31 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 130 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 30 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
The Students We Share: Preparing US and Mexican Educators for Our Transnational Future
The gentrification of two-way dual language programs: A commentary
The articles on the gentrification of two-way dual language (TWDL) programs included in this special issue call important attention to the many ways that good educational policies can be subverted, either through direct actions or by the failure to remain vigilant of the social justice intentions of the policies. Two-way bilingual programs (in which half the students speak English and the other half speak another language at home) hold the promis…
The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the Nation’s Schools
In response to growing concerns about the impact of harsh immigration enforcement policy since the 2016 presidential campaign, we examined its overall impact on the nation’s schools, using survey data completed by over 3,600 educators across the country. Our study results show that immigration enforcement is affecting all students—both those from immigrant homes and those that are not. In particular, Title I schools are the most affected by immig…
The students we share: Falling through the cracks on both sides of the US-Mexico border
This article describes the significant and increasing challenges faced by children of Mexican immigrants on both sides of the border. US schools that serve these students overwhelmingly in low-resource, segregated settings are under attack by ICE, disrupting their education. Meanwhile, more than half a million US born, as well as many Mexican born but US educated (generation 1.5) students, are attempting to integrate into Mexican schools that lac…
Can the LCFF Improve Teaching and Learning for EL Students? A Review of the Emerging Research in California and Directions for Future Implementation
Unlike previous school finance policies, California’s new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) has the potential to more equitably distribute funding to public schools. Having only recently been implemented, the impact of this policy is still under examination. However, emerging research points to the shortcomings of the policy, including the lack of explicit focus on English learners (EL). Many of the limitations of the LCFF can be attributed to…
The economic value of bilingualism in the United States
Given that bilingual education has been under assault for most of its modern existence in the United States, many bilingual educators have acquiesced to transitional bilingual education: the use of the primary language only until English is firmly established. While this placated some critics, the research now demonstrates that this is not in the best interest of the students. Although past research has found no real economic benefit for bilingua…
Policy Report ~ Informe
Millions of young people receive part of their education in the U.S. and part in Mexico. However, neither the U.S. nor Mexican schools are prepared to educate students from “the other side.” This commonly results in loss of school credit, poor academic preparation and dropping out, which leads to very limited job opportunities and wasted human talent. This article suggests several ways in which this problem can be addressed. Millones de jóvenes r…
Charting the Relationship of English Learners and the Esea: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Patricia Gándara, Charting the Relationship of English Learners and the ESEA: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 3, The Elementary and Secondary Education Act at Fifty and Beyond (December 2015), pp. 112-128
With the Future on the Line: Why Studying Latino Education Is So Urgent
Cultivating Capital: Latino Newcomer Young Men in a U . S . Urban High School
Newcomer young men confront numerous obstacles that limit their chances for attainment and achievement. Using social and cultural capital frameworks and a case study methodology, this article examines how four Latino newcomer young men navigated an urban U . S . high school. It reveals how teachers and a counselor cultivated capital and how the young men leveraged this capital, thus challenging traditional depictions of L atino immigrant adolesce…
Segregating Arizona's English Learners: A Return to the “Mexican Room”?
Background This study grew out of a recent Supreme Court case known as Horne v Flores. The case began in 1992 in Nogales, Arizona when a 4th grade English learner (EL), Miriam Flores, sued the district and the state for failing to provide her (and other EL students) with an appropriate education as guaranteed by the Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974. After years of failing to respond to federal court orders, in 2007 Arizona adopted, and i…
Why Arizona matters: The historical, legal, and political contexts of Arizona’s instructional policies and U.S. linguistic hegemony
Re)conceptualizing and (re)evaluating language policies for English language learners: The case of Arizona
The Latino Education Crisis
Ségrégation résidentielle et scolaire aux États-Unis: L'expérience du busing
Cet article s’intéresse à l’articulation entre ségrégation résidentielle et scolaire aux États-Unis pour saisir l’un des aspects de la stratification ethnique et raciale. En effet, la ségrégation scolaire est encore plus forte que dans l’habitat tout en lui étant conditionnée. L’article vise également à rendre compte d’expériences de déségrégation scolaire telles que le busing. Les effets de l’intégration scolaire obtenue par le busing dépendent …
The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies
Drawing on both extensive demographic data and compelling case studies, this book reveals the depths of the educational crisis looming for Latino students, the nation’s largest and most rapidly growing minority group.
NCLB and California’s English language learners: The perfect storm
Strengthening the Academic Pipeline Leading to Careers in Math, Science, and Technology for Latino Students
Because Latino students begin school far behind their non-Hispanic peers, moving more of them into the math and science pipeline will require a broad strategy that begins with preliteracy skills. This article reviews existing data on the costs of effective intervention and suggests that we would have to invest from 1.5 to 2 times what we now invest per pupil to provide a seamless web of support to begin to even the playing field for Latino studen…
Why We Like to Call Ourselves Latinas
This article discusses the complex and subtle reasons why many people of Spanish-speaking ancestry—both Latin Americans and Spaniards—like to call themselves “Latinos.” Among other things, this word, coined by the Mediterranean countries to resist Anglo dominance in the 19th century, is currently being used by people of Spanish-speaking ancestry in the United States to express ethnic pride. Thus, the choice of the term “Latinos” over “Hispanics” …
Addressing Educational Inequities for Latino Students: The Politics of “Forgetting”
Minority access to higher education was dealt a blow in 1995 when the University of California Regents passed a resolution barring consideration of race or ethnicity in admissions. The university responded to the severe decline in minority enrollment by supporting “outreach” programs, such as Puente, but “forgot” its promise of support when state funds dried up
Giants among Us: First Generation College Graduates Who Lead Activist Lives
Bilingual Education Programs: A Cross‐National Perspective
We examine alternative forms of bilingual education that have significant implications for intergroup relationships and the reduction of prejudice in two different national settings: Canada and the United States. The Canadian programs are intended for English‐speaking students from the culturally dominant group, whereas the U.S. programs we discuss are intended for language minority and language majority students. Both aim to promote proficiency …
Latino Students and College Entrance Exams: How Much Do They Really Matter
Because many colleges and universities reduce the weight of college entrance exam (e.g., Scholastic Aptitude Test [SAT]) scores for otherwise high-achieving minority students, the common wisdom has been that low SAT scores are relatively benign for Latino students with high grade point averages (GPAs). This study questioned that assumption and asked whether test scores affect other opportunities, such as scholarships; whether the scores erode the…
Report Review
Over the Ivy Walls: The Educational Mobility of Low-Income Chicanos
Passing Through the Eye of the Needle: High-Achieving Chicanas
This article deals with a study of 17 Mexican American women between the ages of 28 and 40 years who came from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, yet succeeded in completing J. D., M. D., and Ph. D. degrees. The researcher investigated 10 areas of the women's backgrounds ranging from child-rearing practices used by the parents to peer and school variables. The objective of the study was to identify background factors and experiences held in common …
The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on the Nation’s Schools
In response to growing concerns about the impact of harsh immigration enforcement policy since the 2016 presidential campaign, we examined its overall impact on the nation’s schools, using survey data completed by over 3,600 educators across the country. Our study results show that immigration enforcement is affecting all students—both those from immigrant homes and those that are not. In particular, Title I schools are the most affected by immig…
NCLB and California’s English language learners: The perfect storm
The students we share: Falling through the cracks on both sides of the US-Mexico border
This article describes the significant and increasing challenges faced by children of Mexican immigrants on both sides of the border. US schools that serve these students overwhelmingly in low-resource, segregated settings are under attack by ICE, disrupting their education. Meanwhile, more than half a million US born, as well as many Mexican born but US educated (generation 1.5) students, are attempting to integrate into Mexican schools that lac…
Policy Report ~ Informe
Millions of young people receive part of their education in the U.S. and part in Mexico. However, neither the U.S. nor Mexican schools are prepared to educate students from “the other side.” This commonly results in loss of school credit, poor academic preparation and dropping out, which leads to very limited job opportunities and wasted human talent. This article suggests several ways in which this problem can be addressed. Millones de jóvenes r…
Strengthening the Academic Pipeline Leading to Careers in Math, Science, and Technology for Latino Students
Because Latino students begin school far behind their non-Hispanic peers, moving more of them into the math and science pipeline will require a broad strategy that begins with preliteracy skills. This article reviews existing data on the costs of effective intervention and suggests that we would have to invest from 1.5 to 2 times what we now invest per pupil to provide a seamless web of support to begin to even the playing field for Latino studen…
Cultivating Capital: Latino Newcomer Young Men in a U . S . Urban High School
Newcomer young men confront numerous obstacles that limit their chances for attainment and achievement. Using social and cultural capital frameworks and a case study methodology, this article examines how four Latino newcomer young men navigated an urban U . S . high school. It reveals how teachers and a counselor cultivated capital and how the young men leveraged this capital, thus challenging traditional depictions of L atino immigrant adolesce…
Bilingual Education Programs: A Cross‐National Perspective
We examine alternative forms of bilingual education that have significant implications for intergroup relationships and the reduction of prejudice in two different national settings: Canada and the United States. The Canadian programs are intended for English‐speaking students from the culturally dominant group, whereas the U.S. programs we discuss are intended for language minority and language majority students. Both aim to promote proficiency …
With the Future on the Line: Why Studying Latino Education Is So Urgent
The economic value of bilingualism in the United States
Given that bilingual education has been under assault for most of its modern existence in the United States, many bilingual educators have acquiesced to transitional bilingual education: the use of the primary language only until English is firmly established. While this placated some critics, the research now demonstrates that this is not in the best interest of the students. Although past research has found no real economic benefit for bilingua…
Addressing Educational Inequities for Latino Students: The Politics of “Forgetting”
Minority access to higher education was dealt a blow in 1995 when the University of California Regents passed a resolution barring consideration of race or ethnicity in admissions. The university responded to the severe decline in minority enrollment by supporting “outreach” programs, such as Puente, but “forgot” its promise of support when state funds dried up
Why Arizona matters: The historical, legal, and political contexts of Arizona’s instructional policies and U.S. linguistic hegemony
Latino Students and College Entrance Exams: How Much Do They Really Matter
Because many colleges and universities reduce the weight of college entrance exam (e.g., Scholastic Aptitude Test [SAT]) scores for otherwise high-achieving minority students, the common wisdom has been that low SAT scores are relatively benign for Latino students with high grade point averages (GPAs). This study questioned that assumption and asked whether test scores affect other opportunities, such as scholarships; whether the scores erode the…
The gentrification of two-way dual language programs: A commentary
The articles on the gentrification of two-way dual language (TWDL) programs included in this special issue call important attention to the many ways that good educational policies can be subverted, either through direct actions or by the failure to remain vigilant of the social justice intentions of the policies. Two-way bilingual programs (in which half the students speak English and the other half speak another language at home) hold the promis…
Re)conceptualizing and (re)evaluating language policies for English language learners: The case of Arizona
Ségrégation résidentielle et scolaire aux États-Unis: L'expérience du busing
Cet article s’intéresse à l’articulation entre ségrégation résidentielle et scolaire aux États-Unis pour saisir l’un des aspects de la stratification ethnique et raciale. En effet, la ségrégation scolaire est encore plus forte que dans l’habitat tout en lui étant conditionnée. L’article vise également à rendre compte d’expériences de déségrégation scolaire telles que le busing. Les effets de l’intégration scolaire obtenue par le busing dépendent …
Why We Like to Call Ourselves Latinas
This article discusses the complex and subtle reasons why many people of Spanish-speaking ancestry—both Latin Americans and Spaniards—like to call themselves “Latinos.” Among other things, this word, coined by the Mediterranean countries to resist Anglo dominance in the 19th century, is currently being used by people of Spanish-speaking ancestry in the United States to express ethnic pride. Thus, the choice of the term “Latinos” over “Hispanics” …
Extended Year, Extended Contracts: Increasing Teacher Salary Options
Classrooms across the country are losing many of their best teachers in their first few years of teaching. One of the primary reasons given by teachers for leaving teaching is low salaries. Although teacher pay has increased nearly 20% over the last decade, it still remains lower than for. many other professions requiring a similar level of preparation. And, because of shifting demographics and a recession-hit economy, it is not likely to rise dr…
Chicanos in Higher Education: The Politics of Self-Interest
Higher education in the United States continues to be distributed unequally, with Mexican-Americans receiving less than their fair share. In California, the state with the largest number of Mexican-Americans, 21 percent of non-Hispanic whites have at least a B.A. degree whereas only 6 percent of Hispanics are similarly well educated. At the other end of the spectrum, Mexican-Americans are found disproportionately among the ranks of the undereduca…
The Politics of Language: The Dilemma of Bilingual Education for Puerto Ricans . Pastora San Juan Cafferty, Carmen Rivera-Martínez
Passing Through the Eye of the Needle: High-Achieving Chicanas
This article deals with a study of 17 Mexican American women between the ages of 28 and 40 years who came from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, yet succeeded in completing J. D., M. D., and Ph. D. degrees. The researcher investigated 10 areas of the women's backgrounds ranging from child-rearing practices used by the parents to peer and school variables. The objective of the study was to identify background factors and experiences held in common …
Chicanos in Higher Education: The Politics of Self-Interest
Higher education in the United States continues to be distributed unequally, with Mexican-Americans receiving less than their fair share. In California, the state with the largest number of Mexican-Americans, 21 percent of non-Hispanic whites have at least a B.A. degree whereas only 6 percent of Hispanics are similarly well educated. At the other end of the spectrum, Mexican-Americans are found disproportionately among the ranks of the undereduca…
Extended Year, Extended Contracts: Increasing Teacher Salary Options
Classrooms across the country are losing many of their best teachers in their first few years of teaching. One of the primary reasons given by teachers for leaving teaching is low salaries. Although teacher pay has increased nearly 20% over the last decade, it still remains lower than for. many other professions requiring a similar level of preparation. And, because of shifting demographics and a recession-hit economy, it is not likely to rise dr…
Over the Ivy Walls: The Educational Mobility of Low-Income Chicanos
Report Review
Over the Ivy Walls: The Educational Mobility of Low-Income Chicanos
The Leaning Ivory Tower: Latino Professors in American Universities
The Leaning Ivory Tower: Latino Professors in American Universities. Raymond V. Padilla and Rudolfo Chávez Chávez, eds. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1995. 217 pp
Latino Students and College Entrance Exams: How Much Do They Really Matter
Because many colleges and universities reduce the weight of college entrance exam (e.g., Scholastic Aptitude Test [SAT]) scores for otherwise high-achieving minority students, the common wisdom has been that low SAT scores are relatively benign for Latino students with high grade point averages (GPAs). This study questioned that assumption and asked whether test scores affect other opportunities, such as scholarships; whether the scores erode the…
Bilingual Education Programs: A Cross‐National Perspective
We examine alternative forms of bilingual education that have significant implications for intergroup relationships and the reduction of prejudice in two different national settings: Canada and the United States. The Canadian programs are intended for English‐speaking students from the culturally dominant group, whereas the U.S. programs we discuss are intended for language minority and language majority students. Both aim to promote proficiency …
Giants among Us: First Generation College Graduates Who Lead Activist Lives
Why We Like to Call Ourselves Latinas
This article discusses the complex and subtle reasons why many people of Spanish-speaking ancestry—both Latin Americans and Spaniards—like to call themselves “Latinos.” Among other things, this word, coined by the Mediterranean countries to resist Anglo dominance in the 19th century, is currently being used by people of Spanish-speaking ancestry in the United States to express ethnic pride. Thus, the choice of the term “Latinos” over “Hispanics” …
Addressing Educational Inequities for Latino Students: The Politics of “Forgetting”
Minority access to higher education was dealt a blow in 1995 when the University of California Regents passed a resolution barring consideration of race or ethnicity in admissions. The university responded to the severe decline in minority enrollment by supporting “outreach” programs, such as Puente, but “forgot” its promise of support when state funds dried up
Strengthening the Academic Pipeline Leading to Careers in Math, Science, and Technology for Latino Students
Because Latino students begin school far behind their non-Hispanic peers, moving more of them into the math and science pipeline will require a broad strategy that begins with preliteracy skills. This article reviews existing data on the costs of effective intervention and suggests that we would have to invest from 1.5 to 2 times what we now invest per pupil to provide a seamless web of support to begin to even the playing field for Latino studen…
NCLB and California’s English language learners: The perfect storm
The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies
Drawing on both extensive demographic data and compelling case studies, this book reveals the depths of the educational crisis looming for Latino students, the nation’s largest and most rapidly growing minority group.
The Latino Education Crisis
Ségrégation résidentielle et scolaire aux États-Unis: L'expérience du busing
Cet article s’intéresse à l’articulation entre ségrégation résidentielle et scolaire aux États-Unis pour saisir l’un des aspects de la stratification ethnique et raciale. En effet, la ségrégation scolaire est encore plus forte que dans l’habitat tout en lui étant conditionnée. L’article vise également à rendre compte d’expériences de déségrégation scolaire telles que le busing. Les effets de l’intégration scolaire obtenue par le busing dépendent …
Segregating Arizona's English Learners: A Return to the “Mexican Room”?
Background This study grew out of a recent Supreme Court case known as Horne v Flores. The case began in 1992 in Nogales, Arizona when a 4th grade English learner (EL), Miriam Flores, sued the district and the state for failing to provide her (and other EL students) with an appropriate education as guaranteed by the Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974. After years of failing to respond to federal court orders, in 2007 Arizona adopted, and i…
Why Arizona matters: The historical, legal, and political contexts of Arizona’s instructional policies and U.S. linguistic hegemony
Re)conceptualizing and (re)evaluating language policies for English language learners: The case of Arizona
Cultivating Capital: Latino Newcomer Young Men in a U . S . Urban High School
Newcomer young men confront numerous obstacles that limit their chances for attainment and achievement. Using social and cultural capital frameworks and a case study methodology, this article examines how four Latino newcomer young men navigated an urban U . S . high school. It reveals how teachers and a counselor cultivated capital and how the young men leveraged this capital, thus challenging traditional depictions of L atino immigrant adolesce…
Charting the Relationship of English Learners and the Esea: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Patricia Gándara, Charting the Relationship of English Learners and the ESEA: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 3, The Elementary and Secondary Education Act at Fifty and Beyond (December 2015), pp. 112-128
With the Future on the Line: Why Studying Latino Education Is So Urgent
Policy Report ~ Informe
Millions of young people receive part of their education in the U.S. and part in Mexico. However, neither the U.S. nor Mexican schools are prepared to educate students from “the other side.” This commonly results in loss of school credit, poor academic preparation and dropping out, which leads to very limited job opportunities and wasted human talent. This article suggests several ways in which this problem can be addressed. Millones de jóvenes r…
Political science (22 works) · Sociology (21 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (7 works) · Immigration (7 works)