Immigrant stories ethnicity and academics in middle childhood
Immigrant Stories portrays the contexts and academic trajectories of development of three unique immigrant groups: Cambodian, Dominican and Portuguese. The children of immigrant families - or second generation youth - are the fastest growing population of school children in the US. However, very lit...
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| Format: | eBook |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Child development in cultural context.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798347206719 |
Table of Contents:
- Contents; 1 Immigrant Stories: Ethnicity and Educational Pathways during Middle Childhood; 2 Why Study Children of Immigrants?; 3 The Developmental Tasks of Middle Childhood; 4 The Children of Immigrants: Development in Context (CIDC) Study; 5 The Cambodian Community: Small, Isolated, and Resilient; 6 The Dominican Community: Recent, Growing, and Vibrant; 7 The Portuguese Community: Steady, Long Established, and Partially Integrated; 8 Modeling Children of Immigrants' Academic Achievement; 9 Final Reflections; Tables; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; References; Index
