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Learning a New Land
Immigrant Students in American Society
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Artikel-Nr:
9780674045804
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.09.2010
Seiten:
440
Autor:
Carola Suárez-Orozco
Gewicht:
499 g
Format:
234x155x28 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Carola Suárez-Orozco is Professor of Human Development and Psychology and Co-Director of the Institute for Immigrant Children, Youth, and Families at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Based on an extraordinary interdisciplinary study that followed 400 newly arrived children from the Caribbean, China, Central America, and Mexico for five years, this book provides a compelling account of the lives, dreams, and frustrations of the youngest immigrants.
Introduction: The Long View on Immigrant Students 1. Academic Engagement and Performance 2. Networks of Relationships 3. Less-Than-Optimal Schools 4. The Challenge of Learning English 5. Portraits of Declining Achievers 6. Portraits of Low Achievers 7. Portraits of Improvers 8. Portraits of High Achievers Conclusion: Immigration Policy Dilemmas Notes References Acknowledgments Index Tables and Figures