Failure and the Discourse of Caring: How Middle School Latino Boys See Themselves in a Larger Academic Community

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      N
    • Source:
      151
    • Education Level:
      Junior High Schools
      Middle Schools
      Secondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Hispanic American Students; Males; Middle School Students; Middle School Teachers; Public Schools; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Caring; Definitions; Teacher Responsibility; Student School Relationship; Parent Role; Occupational Aspiration; Misconceptions; Racial Factors
    • Subject Terms:
      New York
    • ISBN:
      979-83-8279-812-7
    • Abstract:
      This critical ethnography studies five Latino boys, their parents and teachers and how they see themselves as part of the academic community in a public middle school on eastern Long Island. Students were observed in classes and students, parents and teachers were interviewed. Each interview was recorded and transcribed. Tables were created that identified themes. Pragmatic Horizon Analysis was used to understand the nuances of the participants' responses. All members of the study had the same definitions of caring. Many gave examples of Noddings' definition of relational caring. However, when members talked of how teachers should care for students, most members of the study gave examples of virtue caring. All of the boys and teachers in the study saw themselves as part of the academic community and gave examples of ways in which they identified as readers and writers. Parents saw teachers as partners in student learning, but teachers felt parents did not care about their child's education because they did not use the digital tools provided by schools and did not contact the schools. However, parents' denial of their own education and their concern they cannot communicate with schools resulted in parents limiting their contact with teachers. While parents and students had aspirational goals for the boys, eight of the nine teachers felt the boys would pursue vocational occupations in the future. The study supports the idea that some misconceptions are based on racial positioning. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      ED657660