04557nam 22010215 450 991100895800332120210114154638.0978178309345817830934559781783093441178309344710.21832/9781783093441(CKB)2670000000598022(DE-B1597)491560(OCoLC)904437824(DE-B1597)9781783093441(MiAaPQ)EBC1973658(MiAaPQ)EBC31778047(Au-PeEL)EBL31778047(Perlego)571321(EXLCZ)99267000000059802220200707h20152015 fg engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLatino Immigrant Youth and Interrupted Schooling Dropouts, Dreamers and Alternative Pathways to College /Marguerite Lukes1st ed.Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2015]©20151 online resourceBilingual Education & Bilingualism9781783093427 1783093420 9781336019331 1336019336 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Understanding Dropouts: Math and History -- 3. Pre-Migration Educational ‘Choices’: Interrupted Education in Context -- 4. Immigrant Youth Entering the US -- 5. Pushouts, Shutouts and Holdouts: Entering, Exiting and Evading High School in the US -- 6. Hard and Soft Skills: Academic Skills, English and Social Capital Among Migrant Youth -- 7. The Road Ahead for Young Adult Migrants: Institutional Dilemmas, Nagging Questions and Open Doors -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index This book offers an innovative look at the pre- and post-migration educational experiences of immigrant young adults with a particular focus on members of the Latino community.  Combining quantitative data with original interviews, this book provides an engaging and nuanced look at a population that is both ubiquitous and overlooked, challenging existing assumptions about those categorized as ‘dropouts’ and closely examining the historical contexts for educational interruption in the chosen subgroup.  The combination of accessible prose and compelling new statistical data appeals to a wide audience, particularly academic professionals, education practitioners and policy-makers.Bilingual Education and Bilingualism SeriesHispanic American youthEducationUnited StatesHispanic American youthSocial conditionsImmigrantsEducationUnited StatesImmigrantsUnited StatesSocial conditionsadult educationalternative educationdropoutsgeneration 1.5high school completionimmigrant dropoutsimmigrant youthincomplete schoolinginterrupted schoolinglatino immigrantspost-secondary access for immigrantsschool accountabilitystudentsunaccompanied minorsyoung adultsEDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / GeneralbisacshHispanic American youthEducationHispanic American youthSocial conditions.ImmigrantsEducationImmigrantsSocial conditions.adult education.alternative education.dropouts.generation 1.5.high school completion.immigrant dropouts.immigrant youth.incomplete schooling.interrupted schooling.latino immigrants.post-secondary access for immigrants.school accountability.students.unaccompanied minors.young adults.EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General.371.829/68073Lukes Marguerite, authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1826717DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9911008958003321Latino Immigrant Youth and Interrupted Schooling4394738UNINA