{"product_id":"school-connections_9780807744376","title":"School Connections","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection examines the ongoing social dynamic between peer relations and academic achievement, bringing together the latest thinking from prominent scholars in anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education. These expert contributors:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddress two key questions overlooked in the literature on Mexican-descent youth: In what ways do peers and peer relationships influence the school performance of Mexican-origin high school youth? In what ways do schools participate in structuring these peer relationships? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvide a theoretical discussion of the concept of “peer social capital” and the ways in which relationships among students can help to promote school achievement. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Present six new studies that analyze the diverse types of peer interactions and influences in various school settings between Mexican-descent youth and their non-Mexican peers as well as among Mexican-descent youth themselves. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLink prior analyses with recommendations for policy and practice, indicating where findings may be applied to the critical issue of raising the school achievement of a significantly underachieving portion of the American youth population.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Margaret A. Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43037286105190,"sku":"9780807744376","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807744376.jpg?v=1771505059","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/school-connections_9780807744376","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}