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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797472503321

Autore

Rong Xue Lan

Titolo

Educating immigrant students in the 21st century : what educators need to know / / Xue Lan Rong, Judith Preissle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4522-9405-4

1-4522-9738-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Disciplina

371.826/912

Soggetti

Immigrants - Education - United States

Children of immigrants - Education - United States

Educational anthropology - United States

Educational sociology - United States

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Immigration and U.S. Schools; Chapter 2 - Immigrant Children, Their Families, and Their Environments; Chapter 3 - Learning English and Maintaining Heritage Languages; Chapter 4 - Educational Attainment; Chapter 5 - Immigrant Children from Asia; Chapter 6 - Black Immigrant Children from the Caribbean and Africa; Chapter 7 - Immigrant Children from Latin America; Chapter 8 - Immigrant Children from the Middle East; Sources of Information; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive new edition clarifies current demographic data on immigration, addresses factors that influence linguistic transition and achievement, and explores evidence-based practices and policies.