Immigrant stories : ethnicity and academics in middle childhood /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: García Coll, Cynthia T.
Otros Autores: Marks, Amy Kerivan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Child development in cultural context.
Temas:
Children of immigrants > United States.
Children of immigrants > Education > United States.
Child development > Cross-cultural studies.
Enfants d'immigrants > États-Unis.
Enfants d'immigrants > Éducation > États-Unis.
Enfants > Développement > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Children's Studies.
Child development.
Children of immigrants.
Children of immigrants > Education.
United States.
Cross-cultural studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Immigrant stories: ethnicity and educational pathways during middle childhood
  • Why study children of immigrants?
  • The developmental tasks of middle childhood
  • The children of immigrants: development in context (CIDC) study
  • The Cambodian community: small, isolated, and resilient
  • The Dominican community: recent, growing, and vibrant
  • The Portuguese community: steady, long established, and partially integrated
  • Modeling children of immigrants' academic achievement
  • Final reflections.

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