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Formation and Transformation of Funds of Knowledge Among U.S.‐Mexican Households
Author(s) -
Carlos G. VélezIbáñez,
James B. Greenberg
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
anthropology and education quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1548-1492
pISSN - 0161-7761
DOI - 10.1525/aeq.1992.23.4.05x1582v
Subject(s) - mexican americans , sociology , public fund , key (lock) , economic growth , political science , economics , ethnic group , anthropology , public administration , ecology , biology
Public schools have relied on a deficiency model to structure instruction for minority children that underestimates the funds of knowledge that U.S.‐Mexican households contain. We argue that these funds are not only a key to understanding the cultural systems in which U.S.‐Mexican children emerge, but are also important and useful assets in the classroom.