High-Achieving Latino Students

Susan J. Paik, Claremont Graduate University.Stacy M. Kula, Azusa Pacific University.Jeremiah J. González, Los Angeles Unified School District.Verónica V. González, Los Angeles Unified School District.

• Foreword; Carl A. Cohn.Introduction and Overview: Using a Success Lens to Understand Latino Achievement; Susan J. Paik, Stacy M. Kula, Jeremiah J. González, and Verónica V. González.Part I. Social, Cultural, And Familial Capital.Chapter 1. High-Achieving Latino Students at Elite Colleges: The Role of School Structure and Pre-College Programs in K-12 Preparation; Jeremiah J. González.Chapter 2. Asset-Based Factors of High-Achieving Puerto Rican High School Students: Understanding Familial and Social Capital; René Antrop-González.Chapter 3. Madres y Abuelas (Mothers and Grandmothers): Informing and Shaping High-Achieving Latinx College Students' Educational Success; Jeanett Castellanos, Alberta M. Gloria, Oscar F. Rojas Pérez, and Monica Quezada.Chapter 4. High-Achieving First-Generation Latino Community College Students: Their Journeys, Struggles, and Stories of Success; Verónica V. González.Part II. Individual Agency And Other Strength-based Factors.Chapter 5. High-Achieving Latino Students in Low-Performing High Schools: The Importance of Resilience; Liliana Jarvis.Chapter 6. Family, Community, and Culture: A Framework for Culturally-Rooted Grit (CRG) in Second-Generation High-Achieving Latino Students at Elite Colleges and Universities; Stacy M. Kula.Chapter 7. From Surviving to Thriving: Critical Perspectives on High-Achieving Latino Undergraduate Males at Selective Universities; David Pérez II, Victor B. Sáenz, and Jorge Burmicky.Part III. Untold Stories Of Success: Barriers And Opportunities.Chapter 8. Contexts that Facilitate Academic Success and College Pathways for Undocumented Students: Lessons from Early Academic Experiences of High-Achieving, Undocumented Latino Students Attending Highly-Selective Private Colleges; Gloria Itzel Montiel.Chapter 9. Científicos Latinxs: Uncovering the Counter Story of Success in STEM; Laura Rendón, Amaury Nora, Ripsimé Bledsoe, and Vijay Kanagala.Chapter 10. The Life and Success of Sonia Sotomayor: Perseverance and Productive Giftedness; Susan J. Paik, Kenya R. Marshall-Harper, Charlina Gozali, and Tammy Johnson.Part IV. Intervention And Strategies That Promote High Achievement.Chapter 11. Early Intervention Matters: Towards a Path of High Achievement for Latino Middle School Males; Eligio Martí­nez Jr. and Michelle Castellanos.Chapter 12. High-Achieving Latinx K-12 Students: Factors that Support Academic Achievement and School Persistence Toward STEM Careers; Hersh C. Waxman, Mario I. Suárez, and Yolanda N. Padrón.Chapter 13. Serving Gifted, Advanced, and High-Ability Latino Students: Programming for Success; Jaime A. Castellano.Part V. Conclusion And Recommations: What Works In Practice, Research, And Policy.Chapter 14. Why School Leaders Matter in Supporting High Achievement: Reflections for School Leadership; Gudiel R. Crosthwaite.Chapter 15. The Importance of Effective Practices for High-Achieving Students: Reflections for Practice; Jeremiah J. González, Verónica V. González, Stacy M. Kula, and Susan J. Paik.Chapter 16. Good Research and Policy Matter for School Success: Reflections for Research & Policy; Stacy M. Kula, Susan J. Paik, Verónica V. González, and Jeremiah J. González.Biographies.