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Effectiveness Of Understanding Relations Between Community, Home, And School For Future Educators, Claudia Peralta, Sonia Galaviz Dec 2013

Effectiveness Of Understanding Relations Between Community, Home, And School For Future Educators, Claudia Peralta, Sonia Galaviz

Claudia Peralta

As educators committed to preparing teachers to teach effectively across differences and in ways that actively resist perpetuating injustices, we have found that designing opportunities that take teachers into the children’s community is the best way to learn about the cultural wealth existing in homes and to understand the importance of including parents in the education of their children. College students from a graduate program at a public institution were asked to engage in community, neighborhood and home visits to reflect on their understanding of the relationship among community, home, and schools. As a result of these interactions, the students …

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Community, Home, And School Partnerships: A Critical Issue In Bilingual Education, Claudia Peralta Dec 2013

Community, Home, And School Partnerships: A Critical Issue In Bilingual Education, Claudia Peralta

Claudia Peralta

How can we help educators realize the wealth and relevancy that culturally and linguistically diverse families and students bring into the schools? Preparing teachers to effectively teach across socioeconomic, cultural, linguistic, and gender differences is complicated by a lack of familiarity with or valuing of the cultures, learning styles, and communication patterns of diverse groups (Bohn & Sleeter, 2000). Today, however, 84% of teachers are white (Feistritzer, 2011), despite serving 74 million children in the United States (defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as those under 18 years of age), of which 59% are White; 19% Hispanic, 15%; Black, 4%; …

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Success Factors Impacting Latina/O Persistence In Higher Education Leading To Stem Opportunities, Claudia Peralta, Melissa Caspary, Diane Boothe Nov 2013

Success Factors Impacting Latina/O Persistence In Higher Education Leading To Stem Opportunities, Claudia Peralta, Melissa Caspary, Diane Boothe

Claudia Peralta

This study investigates how Latina/Latino youth resist, conform to, and persist in schooling, and explores their preparation for an education in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. Using Latino Critical Race Theory as a framework, evidence of the “sticky mess” of racial inequalities (Espinoza and Harris in Calif Law Rev 10:499–559, 1997) and the concept of community cultural wealth (Yosso in Race Ethn Educ 8:69–91, 2005) will be used to understand how Latina/o students successfully persist in college. Quantitative and qualitative findings collected at two public universities in 2007–2012 show that Latina/o parents play a significant role in influencing …

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Learning About A Community Through Film And Education, Claudia Peralta Nov 2013

Learning About A Community Through Film And Education, Claudia Peralta

Claudia Peralta

No abstract provided.

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Film And Education: The Boise Community As A Case Study For Refugees, Claudia Peralta Nov 2013

Film And Education: The Boise Community As A Case Study For Refugees, Claudia Peralta

Claudia Peralta

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Past And Present: South American Portraits Of Italy, Claudia Peralta Nov 2013

Past And Present: South American Portraits Of Italy, Claudia Peralta

Claudia Peralta

This presentation explores the route of the Italian immigrant to South America, paying close attention to the strong immigration to the River Plate in the XIX and XX, and the unforeseen return of the second generation to Italy due to the economic turmoil of the region. Moreover, the presentation focuses on the integration of the Italian immigrant in the River Plate and the influence on the culture.

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Learning About A Community Through Film And Education, Claudia Peralta Oct 2013