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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449788703321

Autore

Bhatti Ghazala

Titolo

Asian children at home and at school : an ethnographic study / / Ghazala Bhatti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-68597-1

1-280-33835-0

0-203-26702-8

0-203-02675-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 292p. ) : maps

Disciplina

306.43/0941

Soggetti

East Indians - Education (Secondary) - Social aspects - Great Britain

Home and school - Great Britain

Educational anthropology - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-287) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. Asian parents and their two worlds 3. Asian parents: education and employment 4. The children's world 5. Hopes for the future 6. The gender factor 7. Good, bad and normal teachers 8. The teacher's tale 9. Conclusions

Sommario/riassunto

This text is a study of young Asian people aged 13-18 and their experiences at home and at school. The book explores issues of social class positions, gender and ethnicity.