Examining the Success Factors of High-Achieving Puerto Rican Male High-School Students

Autor/inn/en	Garrett, Tomas; Antrop-Gonzalez, Rene; Velez, William
Titel	Examining the Success Factors of High-Achieving Puerto Rican Male High-School Students
Quelle	In: Roeper Review, 32 (2010) 2, S.106-115 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-3193
Schlagwörter	Extracurricular Activities; Academic Achievement; Social Capital; Puerto Ricans; Males; High Achievement; Misconceptions; Urban Schools; High School Students; Working Class; Religious Factors; Participation; Ethnicity; Parent Influence; Mothers; Siblings; Hispanic American Students; Teacher Influence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Schulleistung; Sozialkapital; Puerto Rican; Puerto-Ricaner; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Missverständnis; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Arbeiterklasse; Teilnahme; Ethnizität; Mother; Mutter; Sibling; Geschwister; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	This article works to dispel the myth that Latino urban high-school students are not capable of performing at high academic levels. Whereas much educational research emphasizes the academic underachievement of urban Latino students, this article counteracts this research by describing the four success factors that three working-class Puerto Rican male high-school students attribute to their high academic achievement. These success factors are: (a) the acquisition of social capital through religiosity and participation in school and community-based extracurricular activities, (b) having a strong Puerto Rican identity, (c) the influence of these students' mothers/sisters on their academic achievement, and (d) the potential for caring and sincere teachers and other school staff to influence high academic achievement. These findings have implications for Latina/o education and recommendations are provided. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10