Schools lacking ethnic diversity with small Latino representation should implement programs recognizing and empowering Latino culture and identity¶

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Description¶

As a near-term alternative to structural change, the authors recommend that "schools that lack ethnic diversity and have a small Latino representation should be implementing programs geared toward recognizing and empowering Latino culture and identity." Such programs are proposed to help Latino students connect more to their school and promote educational success where declining same-ethnic representation poses the highest threat to belonging and achievement. The recommendation is grounded in the study's finding that low-diversity schools showed the steepest negative slopes for representation decline.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Targets schools that lack ethnic diversity and have small Latino representation; creating more ethnically balanced schools is described as a complex process requiring policy changes and innovative legal options

Constraints¶

• The article states the benefits and challenges of greater diversity are not yet fully understood, and the supporting evidence is cross-sectional with small effect sizes

Target Learners¶

• Latino middle school students in low-diversity schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• School belonging
• Academic achievement

Related Strategies¶

• Selecting Culturally Responsive Texts
• Liberation Literature and Counter-Narratives
• Inclusive Cultural Response

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Morales-Chicas Jessica, Graham Sandra. (2017). Latinos’ Changing Ethnic Group Representation From Elementary to Middle School: Perceived Belonging and Academic Achievement. Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12292