Is Structural Change "Practical"? Latino Boys & Imagining Otherwise

Autor/in	Davila, Omar, Jr.
Titel	Is Structural Change "Practical"? Latino Boys & Imagining Otherwise
Quelle	In: Journal of Leadership, Equity, and Research, 7 (2021) 2, (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2330-6459
Schlagwörter	Hispanic American Students; Males; Academic Achievement; Educational Change; Equal Education; Politics of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Schulleistung; Bildungsreform; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	Most policy discussions around Latino boys aim to foster academic success without fully considering the way unequal outcomes are by design. The zero-sum nature of US education warrants a critical analysis and fundamental reimagining. I employ the lenses of critical social theory and critical discourse studies for a three-fold purpose: (1) examine the (im)possibilities of academic success, (2) examine how discourses of practicality are weaponized against efforts to enact structural change, and (3) engage the concept, imagining otherwise, in the field of education. Special attention is given to contemporary educational and political events to highlight the importance of going beyond "practicality," abolishing all processes that generate unequal outcomes, and reimagining the forthcoming world of education. I call for a serious interrogation of educational structures, delving into a more critical and imaginative realm. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01