School Failure
Explanations and Interventions
Genetic Argument
• The Genetic Argument basically states
that poor children are trapped in a culture
of poverty.
• True ____ False ____
• Explain:
Cultural Argument
• The Cultural Argument states that poor
children do poorly because educational
institutions function to reproduce the
structure of production and schools serve
as a sorting mechanism.
• True _____ False _____
• Explain:
Class Analysis Argument
• The Class Analysis Argument maintains
that certain groups are more able than
others.
• True ______ False _____
• Explain:
Levels of Analysis
• What are the four levels of analysis that
we must integrate to understand school
failure?
• Explain:
Recent Immigrants, Minorities…
• What are “caste” minorities and immigrant
minorities?
• Explain:
Mexican-Origin Population
• In what way have broad generalizations
affected our perceptions the Mexicanorigin population and education?
• Explain:
Mexican-Origin…
• Factors Identified: Family Income; Family
Characteristics; and Language
Background
• Explain:
Mexican-Origin…
• What is the author arguing as far as
categorizing Mexican-origin individuals?
• Explain:
Mexican-Origin
Student/Explanations of Failure
• How have the different theories been
employed in explaining Mexican-origin
student failure?
• Explain:
Fixing the Problem (s)
• How do we fix the problem? Explain the
concept of educational and family
intervention.
• Explain:
Parent Education Programs/
Mexican-Origin Families
• What are the problems with prescribed
Parent Education Programs for Mexicanorigin Families?
• Explain:
Parent Involvement Movement
• What is the author’s view of the Parent
Involvement Movement?
• Explain: