1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450077103321

Autore

Portes Alejandro <1944->

Titolo

Legacies [[electronic resource] ] : the story of the immigrant second generation / / Alejandro Portes, Rubén G. Rumbaut

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press

New York, : Russell Sage Foundation, 2001

ISBN

0-520-93579-9

1-59734-709-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Altri autori (Persone)

RumbautRubén G

Disciplina

305.9/0691

Soggetti

Immigrants - United States - Economic conditions

Immigrants - United States - Social conditions

Electronic books.

United States Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-387) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

One out of five Americans are first- or second-generation immigrants. This study probes all aspects of the new immigrant second generation lives, exploring their potential to transform American society for better or worse.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910793734603321

Autore

Kaiser Ann (Engineering teacher)

Titolo

Designing the future : how engineering builds creative critical thinkers in the classroom / / Ann Kaiser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana : , : Solution Tree Press, , [2020]

�2020

ISBN

1-947604-56-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 238 pages)

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

620.00420712

Soggetti

Engineering design - Study and teaching (Elementary) - Activity programs

Engineering design - Study and teaching  (Secondary) - Activity programs

Project method in teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

part I. Preparation -- part II. Activities and projects -- part III. Reflection.

Sommario/riassunto

This book shows educators how to encourage creativity, communication, innovation, and collaboration in students by incorporating engineering design process thinking into existing classwork. Strategies for supporting engineering practices that foster creative problem-solving and critical thinking are among the topics discussed.