Engaging in <i>Travesuras</i>: A Latino Fifth-Grader’s Disassociation from the Schoolboy Label
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https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v12i1.269Keywords:
bilingual education, qualitative case study, Latino student, elementary, resistanceAbstract
This case study examines José, a bilingual Latino fifth-grader, and his complex and dynamic engagements in travesuras (mischievous behaviors). José’s travesuras served to disassociate him from being labeled a “schoolboy.” This disassociation was evident in how José: (1) renounced “school-like” work and (2) downplayed his intelligence. José had been pigeonholed—for the most part—as a smart student who should have known better than to behave inappropriately. Implications point to how to create more nurturing and enriching experiences for urban Latino youth such as José.Downloads
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2010-06-13
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Cuero, K. K., & Kaylor, M. (2010). Engaging in <i>Travesuras</i>: A Latino Fifth-Grader’s Disassociation from the Schoolboy Label. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.18251/ijme.v12i1.269
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