RicanStructing the discourse and promoting school success: Extending a theory of culturally responsive pedagogy for DiaspoRicans

Centro Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 36-59

  Irizarry, Jason G ^a   Antrop González, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Cultural capital; Culturally responsive pedagogy (CRP); Diaspora; Puerto Rican youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049085338     PISSN: 15386279     EISSN: 15386279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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