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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780045303321

Titolo

American dreams, global visions : dialogic teacher research with refugee and immigrant families / / editor, Donald F. Hones

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : L. Erlbaum Associates, , 2002

ISBN

1-282-32648-1

9786612326486

1-4106-0653-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Sociocultural, political, and historical studies in education

Altri autori (Persone)

HonesDonald F

Disciplina

305.9/0691/0977564

Soggetti

Immigrant families - Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Refugees - Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Action research in education - Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-188) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Maps; Preface; I Dialogic Teacher Research; 1 Dialogues of Cultural and Educational Change; 2 Dialogic Teacher Research With Family Narratives; II Family Narratives; 3 A Hmong Family; 4 A Mexican Family; 5 An Assyrian Family; 6 A Kosovar Family; III Extending the Dialogue; 7 Extending the Dialogue: Pathways for Change; Appendix A The "Bully 4-U!" Award; Appendix B Escuche Bien, Amigo; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents the struggle for dialogue and understanding between teachers and refugee and immigrant families, in their own words. Forging a stronger connection between teachers, newcomers, and their families is one of the greatest challenges facing schools in the United States. Teachers need to become familiar with the political, economic, and sociocultural contexts of these newcomers' lives, and the role of the U.S. in influencing these contexts in positive and negative ways.