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African Immigrant Families in the United States : Transnational Lives and Schooling.

Serah Shani examines the socioeconomic and cultural forces behind the success of "model minority" immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa in the United States. In particular, Shani looks at the integral role of the Ghanaian Network Village, a transnational space that provides educational resour...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shani, Serah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover; African Immigrant Families in the United States; African Immigrant Families in the United States: Transnational Lives and Schooling; Copyright page; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1; The New York City Ghanaian Network Village; Ghanaian Network Village in New York City; Conclusion; Chapter 2; Ghanaian Transnational Migrants' Histories and Trajectories; Immigration Explanations; Conclusion; Note; Chapter 3; A Comparative Stance; Ghanaian Parents' Comparative Stance; Comparing New York City Public Schools with Ghanaian Schools 
505 8 |a Behavior: School, Home, and SocietyConclusion; Chapter 4; Success Mechanisms; The Construction of a Disciplined Child; Conclusion; Chapter 5; Parents, Children, and Teachers; Home-School Relations: An Overview; Parents' Perspectives of and Discourses about Home-School Relations; Rules and Regulations at Home and within Public Schools; Variations of Standards: Freedom versus Sanctions; Academic Achievement: Parents' and Teachers' Evaluations; Conclusion; Conclusion; The Advantage of Networks 
505 8 |a The Impact of Immigrant Parents' Socioeconomic Status and Education on their Children's Academic AchievementThe Influence of Parents' Cultural Beliefs and Childrearing Practices on their Children's Academic Success; Immigration Status and Educational Opportunity; Further Implications; References; Index; About the Author 
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