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UNINA990008104940403321 |
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Giannì, Biagio |
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Le analisi chimiche ambientali / Biagio Giannì |
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Milano : Ranieri Ed., c2004 |
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60 543.19 GIAB 2004 |
04 091-50 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910785955503321 |
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Peréa Flavia C |
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Language, gender, and academic performance [[electronic resource] ] : a study of the children of Dominican immigrants / / Flavia C. Peréa |
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El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2011 |
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1 online resource (167 p.) |
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The new Americans : recent immigration and American society |
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Children of immigrants - Education - United States |
Children of immigrants - United States - Language |
Native language and education - United States |
Education, Bilingual - United States |
Sex differences in education - United States |
Dominicans (Dominican Republic) - United States - Social conditions |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Cynthia García Coll; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; CHAPTER 2: Dominican Immigrants in the US and Providence,Rhode Island; CHAPTER 3: What do we know about Children of ImmigrantFamilies?; CHAPTER 4: Guiding Theories; CHAPTER 5: The Nuts and Bolts of this Study; CHAPTER 6: Modeling Language, Gender, and AcademicPerformance; CHAPTER 7: So what does all this Mean?; CHAPTER 8: Closing Thoughts; Notes; Appendix A; References; Index |
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Research has found immigrant youth perform better in school compared to their native-born peers. However, academic performance deteriorates with acculturation to US culture, whereas bilingualism has been associated with better performance in school. Peréa examined whether language acculturation could explain the variation in academic grades among Dominican children of immigrants, and tested whether children who preferred Spanish and English equally had better grades than those who preferred English only. Results indicate benefits associated with bilingualism, however they also indicate a gende |
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UNINA9910778020803321 |
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Autore |
Lo Bobo <1959-> |
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Axis of convenience [[electronic resource] ] : Moscow, Beijing, and the new geopolitics / / Bobo Lo |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2008 |
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1-282-13150-8 |
9786612131509 |
0-8157-0146-2 |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Geopolitics - Russia (Federation) |
Geopolitics - China |
Russia (Federation) Foreign relations China |
China Foreign relations Russia (Federation) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Cooperation, Ambiguity, and Tension; Chapter 2: The Burden of History; Chapter 3: Strategic Partnership--Image and Reality; Chapter 4: The ""Yellow Peril""--Engagement in the Russian Far East; Chapter 5: ""Peaceful Rise"" and the Shifting Sino-Russian Balance; Chapter 6: Cooperation and Competition in Central Asia; Chapter 7: East Asia--Arena of the Great Powers; Chapter 8: The Geopolitics of Energy; Chapter 9: The Grand Chessboard Revisited--Russia, China, and the United States |
Chapter 10: Conclusion--From ""Strategic Partnership"" to Strategic TensionNotes; Index |
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Few relationships have been as misunderstood as the "strategic partnership" between Russia and China. Official rhetoric portrays it as the very model of international cooperation: Moscow and Beijing claim that ties are closer and warmer than at any time in history. In reality, however, the picture is highly ambiguous. While both sides are committed to multifaceted engagement, cooperation is complicated by historical suspicions, cultural prejudices, geopolitical rivalries, and competing priorities. For Russia, China is at once the focus of a |
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genuine convergence of interests and the greatest |
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