03234nam 2200649Ia 450 991045404250332120200520144314.00-19-029179-61-282-05352-397866120535280-19-972126-2(CKB)1000000000724269(EBL)430518(OCoLC)320621939(SSID)ssj0000176806(PQKBManifestationID)12072659(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000176806(PQKBWorkID)10205455(PQKB)11554022(MiAaPQ)EBC430518(Au-PeEL)EBL430518(CaPaEBR)ebr10288446(CaONFJC)MIL205352(EXLCZ)99100000000072426920071102d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImmigrant stories[electronic resource] ethnicity and academics in middle childhood /Cynthia García Coll, Amy Kerivan MarksOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20091 online resource (299 p.)Child development in cultural contextDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-517459-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-282) and index.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; IndexImmigrant 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 myChild development in cultural context.Children of immigrantsUnited StatesChildren of immigrantsEducationUnited StatesChild developmentCross-cultural studiesElectronic books.Children of immigrantsChildren of immigrantsEducationChild development305.23086/9120973García Coll Cynthia T1000456Marks Amy Kerivan1000457MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454042503321Immigrant stories2296434UNINA