Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation
vol. 7: Al Filo: Mexican American Studies Series
March, 2013
Published
240
Pages
10 b&w photos. Notes. Bib. Index.
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About Gonzalez's Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation
Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation analyzes the socioeconomic origins of the theory and practice of segregated schooling for Mexican-Americans from 1910 to 1950. Gilbert G. Gonzalez links the various aspects of the segregated school experience, discussing Americanization, testing, tracking, industrial education, and migrant education as parts of a single system designed for the processing of the Mexican child as a source of cheap labor. The movement for integration began slowly, reaching a peak in the 1940s and 1950s. The 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case was the first federal court decision and the first application of the Fourteenth Amendment to overturn segregation based on the “separate but equal” doctrine. This paperback features an extensive new Preface by the author discussing new developments in the history of segregated schooling.
”[Gonzalez] successfully identifies the socioeconomic and political roots of the inequality of education of Chicanos… . It is an important historical and policy source for understanding current and future issues affecting the education of Chicanos.” —Dennis J. Bixler-Marquez, International Migration Review
”[T]his book is a most welcome contribution to the field. It should be required reading for those interested in ethnic studies, education, and history.” —Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., Teachers College Record
“A major study essential for collections in the history of American education and the social sciences.” —Choice
Classroom Adoption
Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation is a recommended text for use in classrooms where the following subjects are being studied: Chicano/Latino Studies; Education.
Chicano Education in the Era of Segregation analyzes the socioeconomic origins of the theory and practice of segregated schooling for Mexican-Americans from 1910 to 1950. Gilbert G. Gonzalez links the various aspects of the segregated school experience, discussing Americanization, testing, tracking, industrial education, and migrant education as parts of a single system designed for the processing of the Mexican child as a source of cheap labor. The movement for integration began slowly, reaching a peak in the 1940s and 1950s. The 1947 Mendez v. Westminster case was the first federal court decision and the first application of the Fourteenth Amendment to overturn segregation based on the “separate but equal” doctrine. This paperback features an extensive new Preface by the author discussing new developments in the history of segregated schooling.
Adopted By
[“Arizona State University for "Latina/os, Schooling, and inequality"”, “Bowling Green State University for "Latina/o Educational Pipeline"”, “California State University, Fullerton for "Chicana and Chicano Education"”, “Chapman University for "Immigration"”, “Cypress College for "American Ethnic Studies"”, “Evergreen State College for "Master in Teaching"”, “Metropolitan State University of Denver for "Education of Chicano Children"”, “Pomona College for "Chicanas/os-Latinas/os and Education"”, “University of Colorado at Boulder for "History of American Public Education"”, “University of New Mexico for "History of U.S. Education"”, “University of Texas-El Paso for "Studies in Public History"”, “University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley for "Research Methods in Mexican American Studies"”]
About the Author
GILBERT G. GONZALEZ is professor emeritus in the Chicano Latino Studies Department at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of numerous publications, including Guest Workers or Colonized Labor?, Mexican Consuls and Labor Organizing, Labor and Community, and Culture of Empire. Gonzalez co-directed and produced the award-winning documentary The Harvest of Loneliness.
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