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COURSE SYLLABUS: Chicano Education


Course Title: CP210 – Chicano Education
Department: Chicano Studies
Instructor: Dr. John D. Theodore, Ph.D., D.B.A., CMC - E-Mail - Vita


Course Description:
This course examines critical issues in Chicano education, both in the barrio areas and in general. It makes a strong appeal for educational reform to serve the increasing needs of Chicano youth, especially in the poor areas (barrios).

Required book: Online Bookstore

Over the Ivy Walls: The Educational Mobility of Low Income Chicanos, by Patricia Gandara. State University of New York Press, 1995/2004. ISBN-13: 9780791426104 ISBN: 0791426106

Course Requirements:
  1. Mid-term Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Final Exam. Essay. 2-4 pages. The student must contact the professor to arrange for the topic. 25%
  1. Term Paper. The topic will be selected by the student. APA Style. Minimum eight references. 50%
Grading Scale:

90 - 100%
80 - 89.99%
70 - 79.99%
60 - 69.99%
below 60% 		A
B
C
D
F


Grading:
Your grade in this course will be based on the following:

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam
Term Paper 		25%
25%
50%


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Week #1
Chapter 1. The Study

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #2
Chapter 2. Home Influences.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #3
Chapter 3. Family Stories as Cultural Capital.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #4
Chapter 4. Schools and Neighborhoods

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Mid-term Examination

Week #5
Chapter 5. Peers.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #6
Chapter 6. Personal Atrributes and Individual Differences.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #7
Chapter 7. The Women.

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of the chapter.

Week #8
Chapter 8. Summary and Conclusions.
Chapter 9. Lessons for School Reform

Submit to the professor via e-mail a 1-2-page summary of each chapter.

Submit Final Exam
Submit the Term Paper