Provides the sociohistorical landscape and conceptual foundation for the National Latino Education Research and Policy Project's reserach framework&agenda for improving the education&well-being of Latino children,families&communities.

This volume represents the work of the National Latino/a Education Research Agenda Project (NLERAP) It conceptualizes and illustrates the theoretical framework for the NLERAP agenda and its projects.

"An important book....It is timely; it addresses critical issues in education and education research, it represents an extraordinary breadth of topics, voices, time span, theory and methodology. This breadth and depth and diversity converge into a single, strong message of advocacy for the kinds of research that must be undertaken if Americans are to educate well the children who, as adults, will comprise the majority population in many areas of the U.S.....It's time for this book."—Linda McNeilRice University"This book....can easily read as a 'state of affairs' in the field....I see it as a potential classic that one 'just has to own' for his or her personal library....I cannot overstate the power and promise of this book!"—Enrique MurilloCalifornia State University, San Bernadino; Editor, Journal of Latinos and Educa