Annotated Bibliography
Dotson-Blake, K. (2010). Learning from each other: A portrait of family-school-community partnerships in the United States and Mexico. Professional School Counseling, 14(1), 101-114. Retrieved from http://proxy.cityu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/757685613?accountid=1230 The author, Kylie P. Dotson-Blake PH. D, presents data on a study of two rural communities, one in North Carolina, USA and one in Veracruz, MX that compares the experience of Mexican Nationalist families and Mexican immigrant families. This article address the difference between the school – communities’ relationship in the two towns based on data. The data shows that the Mexican communities value the school and work together as …show more content…
It addresses many issues our nation faces daily and the way teachers exposed their students to them and encouraged them to step forward and try to change the problem. Compared to the other sources this one shows the work of outstanding teachers and the way they have gone above and beyond to encourage children to help their communities. It focuses on the positives of schools instead of the negatives. It is a great human interest pieces that would help lighten a paper on the lack of school partnerships with families and …show more content…
The article suggests that the school system and the school counselors make more of an effort in helping these children adjust to their new lives. The main argument being that the more time we take to help these kids adjust to their new schools and ways of learning the more proactive they will be as students. While the paper fills a little bias, it would be an excellent source for research on the effects of immigration on children. The article presented me with information on how schools can get parents engaged with their children’s learning and supports my idea of family, community, and schools.
Wilcox, K. C., Angelis, J. I., Baker, L., & Lawson, H. A. (2014). The Value of People, Place and Possibilities: A Multiple Case Study of Rural High School Completion. Journal Of Research In Rural Education, 29(9), 1-18. The authors, members of the faculty at the University at Albany in New York, use data collected from their own interviews and school analysis to determine why six rural New York schools graduated at or above average. The data shows involved teachers and proactive staff at the schools help to lead to higher graduation rates regardless of the stresses the communities face. The source is a little limited due to a small sample size but it does show that if teachers take an active interest in
Dotson-Blake, K. (2010). Learning from each other: A portrait of family-school-community partnerships in the United States and Mexico. Professional School Counseling, 14(1), 101-114. Retrieved from http://proxy.cityu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/757685613?accountid=1230 The author, Kylie P. Dotson-Blake PH. D, presents data on a study of two rural communities, one in North Carolina, USA and one in Veracruz, MX that compares the experience of Mexican Nationalist families and Mexican immigrant families. This article address the difference between the school – communities’ relationship in the two towns based on data. The data shows that the Mexican communities value the school and work together as …show more content…
It addresses many issues our nation faces daily and the way teachers exposed their students to them and encouraged them to step forward and try to change the problem. Compared to the other sources this one shows the work of outstanding teachers and the way they have gone above and beyond to encourage children to help their communities. It focuses on the positives of schools instead of the negatives. It is a great human interest pieces that would help lighten a paper on the lack of school partnerships with families and …show more content…
The article suggests that the school system and the school counselors make more of an effort in helping these children adjust to their new lives. The main argument being that the more time we take to help these kids adjust to their new schools and ways of learning the more proactive they will be as students. While the paper fills a little bias, it would be an excellent source for research on the effects of immigration on children. The article presented me with information on how schools can get parents engaged with their children’s learning and supports my idea of family, community, and schools.
Wilcox, K. C., Angelis, J. I., Baker, L., & Lawson, H. A. (2014). The Value of People, Place and Possibilities: A Multiple Case Study of Rural High School Completion. Journal Of Research In Rural Education, 29(9), 1-18. The authors, members of the faculty at the University at Albany in New York, use data collected from their own interviews and school analysis to determine why six rural New York schools graduated at or above average. The data shows involved teachers and proactive staff at the schools help to lead to higher graduation rates regardless of the stresses the communities face. The source is a little limited due to a small sample size but it does show that if teachers take an active interest in