The Mexican American Community College Experience: Fostering Resilience, Achieving Success

by Blanca Campa

Overview

The Mexican American Community College Experience addresses the challenge ofeducating Mexican American students, the largest segment of the growing Latino population, in community colleges, the largest institutions in today’s landscape of higher education. It describes the cultivation of resilience in these students and how engaging, dynamic faculty help them succeed in their studies. This blending of psychology and education theory, with a critical twist, shows how faculty help students develop a foundation of resilience and a larger sense of purpose based on their unique knowledge, pedagogies, and culture, an area not traditionally addressed in curriculum and instruction. Creative teaching, resilience, and energetic student stories make this a celebration of Mexican American success at a major regional community college on the U.S – Mexico border.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781475834086
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	166
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Dr. Blanca Campa is an educator, researcher, and writer with an academic background in Education, Counseling, and Psychology. She is a Professor of Educational Psychology at El Paso Community College.

Table of Contents

Foreword-Dr. William Serrata, President, El Paso Community College
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Resilience and Personal Protective Factors
Chapter 2: Environmental Protective Factors and Teacher Qualities
Chapter 3: Teaching con Respeto
Chapter 4: Validation
Chapter 5: Cultivating a Larger Purpose
Chapter 6: Building Social and Cultural Capital
Appendix: Critical Resilience

References

About the Author

Editorial Reviews

Blanca Campa richly describes the humility and the deep level of cariño thatteaching con respeto means to and for educators. We accomplish so much more when we listen, encourage and act as beacons for students. This all reflects who we are as teachers and who we want to become. This approach is why I live to teach.

'scar Omar Diaz

Blanca's well written, comprehensive, and inspiring work is a must read, not just for those concerned with Latino education, but for anyone deeply concerned about the viability of America's social and economic future.

Erik E. Morales

Blanca Campa provides a very powerful framework to describe resilience among Mexican Americans in the borderlands. The book brings narratives together that allow the reader to see how theory and qualitative research are applied in real life. The rigorous analysis of each story helps us be more reflective, observant, and think more clearly about the obstacles students face while navigating college. This book is essential reading that covers many significant issues and sheds light on the inequalities of higher education.

Joel Alejandro Mejia

Blanca Campa richly describes the humility and the deep level of cariño that teaching con respeto means to and for educators. We accomplish so much more when we listen, encourage and act as beacons for students. This all reflects who we are as teachers and who we want to become. This approach is why I live to teach.

Oscar Omar Diaz