1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996433550803316

Autore

NUNO, Juan A. <1927-1995>

Titolo

Los mitos filosóficos : exposición atemporal de la filosofía / Juan A. Nuño

Pubbl/distr/stampa

México, : Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1985

Edizione

[1ª ed.]

Descrizione fisica

147, [3] p ; c 21 cm

Collana

Cuadernos de La gaceta ; 15

Soggetti

Filosofía

Collocazione

VI.7.B. 3159

Lingua di pubblicazione

Spagnolo

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454042503321

Autore

García Coll Cynthia T

Titolo

Immigrant stories [[electronic resource] ] : ethnicity and academics in middle childhood / / Cynthia García Coll, Amy Kerivan Marks

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-029179-6

1-282-05352-3

9786612053528

0-19-972126-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (299 p.)

Collana

Child development in cultural context

Altri autori (Persone)

MarksAmy Kerivan

Disciplina

305.23086/9120973

Soggetti

Children of immigrants - United States

Children of immigrants - Education - United States

Child development

Electronic books.

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. 251-282) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Immigrant Stories: Ethnicity and Educational Pathways during Middle Childhood; 2 Why Study Children of Immigrants?; 3 The Developmental Tasks of Middle Childhood; 4 The Children of Immigrants: Development in Context (CIDC) Study; 5 The Cambodian Community: Small, Isolated, and Resilient; 6 The Dominican Community: Recent, Growing, and Vibrant; 7 The Portuguese Community: Steady, Long Established, and Partially Integrated; 8 Modeling Children of Immigrants' Academic Achievement; 9 Final Reflections; Tables; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Immigrant Stories portrays the contexts and academic trajectories of development of three unique immigrant groups: Cambodian, Dominican and Portuguese. The children of immigrant families - or second generation youth - are the fastest growing population of school children in the US. However, very little is known about these children's academic and psychological development during middle childhood. We examine the previously under-explored intricacies of children's emerging cultural attitudes and identities, academic engagement, and academic achievement. These processes are studied alongside a my