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Parental Strategies in Contrasting Cultural Settings: Families in México and “El Norte”
Author(s) -
Reese Leslie
Publication year - 2002
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.2002.33.1.30
Subject(s) - mainstream , immigration , raising (metalworking) , cultural conflict , sociology , mexican americans , biculturalism , cultural practice , child rearing , cultural diversity , pedagogy , big five personality traits and culture , gender studies , social science , psychology , social psychology , ethnic group , developmental psychology , political science , neuroscience of multilingualism , anthropology , law , ecology , geometry , mathematics , poaceae , neuroscience , biology , personality , big five personality traits
A “culturally relevant pedagogy” has been recommended to enhance the achievement of Latino students in American schools. In practice, this pedagogy is often based on a view of the home culture as static and in conflict with mainstream culture. The present study compares the child‐rearing practices and values of Mexican immigrants raising their children in the United States with those of their siblings who are raising children in Mexico. The study contributes to the theories of culture, documenting the dynamic nature of cultural practices on both sides of the border and examining the implications of cultural change of different types for practice in language minority education.