This School is My Sanctuary: The Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School

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Main Author: René Antrop
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Published: The City University of New York 2003
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contents This School is My Sanctuary: The Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School René Antrop Sociología African curriculum American youth Puerto Rican youth cultural affirmation This article describes the history and curriculum of the Dr.Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School and exploresthe student-based notion called the school as sanctuaryconcept. Students suggest that a school is a sanctuary whenthere are caring student-teacher relations, students’ culturaland linguistic realities are valued, when a safe communityschoolconnection is present, and when high academicexpectations are held for students. Teachers suggest thatmaintaining a school as a sanctuary is important and yetproblematic because of the high turnover rates and personaltolls on personal relationships that they experience. Theimplications of these experiences will enable scholars,teachers, community activists, and teacher trainers todevelop and critique pedagogical projects that attempt toput forth a critical pedagogy that addresses the socialrealities of urban students of color in the United States 2003 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715215 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XV
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spellingShingle This School is My Sanctuary: The Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School
René Antrop
Sociología
African
curriculum
American youth
Puerto Rican youth
cultural affirmation
This School is My Sanctuary: The Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School René Antrop Sociología African curriculum American youth Puerto Rican youth cultural affirmation This article describes the history and curriculum of the Dr.Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School and exploresthe student-based notion called the school as sanctuaryconcept. Students suggest that a school is a sanctuary whenthere are caring student-teacher relations, students’ culturaland linguistic realities are valued, when a safe communityschoolconnection is present, and when high academicexpectations are held for students. Teachers suggest thatmaintaining a school as a sanctuary is important and yetproblematic because of the high turnover rates and personaltolls on personal relationships that they experience. Theimplications of these experiences will enable scholars,teachers, community activists, and teacher trainers todevelop and critique pedagogical projects that attempt toput forth a critical pedagogy that addresses the socialrealities of urban students of color in the United States 2003 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715215 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.2 Vol.XV
title This School is My Sanctuary: The Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Alternative High School
topic Sociología
African
curriculum
American youth
Puerto Rican youth
cultural affirmation
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37715215