LEADER 04570nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910810281503321 005 20240508061309.0 010 $a1-84769-380-6 010 $a1-282-65697-X 010 $a9786612656972 010 $a1-84769-212-5 024 7 $a10.21832/9781847692122 035 $a(CKB)2520000000009521 035 $a(EBL)543881 035 $a(OCoLC)593240046 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000337046 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12069301 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000337046 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10283634 035 $a(PQKB)10602009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC543881 035 $a(DE-B1597)514090 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781847692122 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL543881 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10370035 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL265697 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000009521 100 $a20090629d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe education of language minority immigrants in the United States /$fedited by Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee and Russell W. Rumberger 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBristol ;$aBuffalo $cMultilingual Matters$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (324 p.) 225 1 $aBilingual education & bilingualism ;$v74 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84769-210-9 311 $a1-84769-211-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tContributors -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use among Young Adult Children of Immigrants -- $tChapter 2. The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview -- $tChapter 3. Immigration, Race and Higher Education Outcomes -- $tChapter 4. Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin -- $tChapter 5. A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know -- $tChapter 6. Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Infl uence Gender Identity Negotiation in First-Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth -- $tChapter 7. Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective and Policy Transformations -- $tChapter 8. The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassifi cation Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Profi ciency Test -- $tChapter 9. Immigrant Students, English Language Profi ciency and Transitions from High School to Community College -- $tChapter 10. Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation -- $tAuthor Index -- $tSubject Index 330 $aThe Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy and practice. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority education in the USA. The collection includes contributions on the acquisition of English, language shift, the maintenance of heritage languages, prospects for long-term educational achievement, how family background, economic status, and gender and identity influence academic adjustment and achievement, challenges for appropriate language testing and placement, and examples of advocacy action research. It concludes with a thoughtful commentary aimed at broadening our understanding of the need to provide quality immigrant language minority education within the context of globalization. This collection will be of value to students and researchers interested in promoting educational equity and achievement for immigrant language minority students. 410 0$aBilingual education and bilingualism ;$v74. 606 $aEducation, Bilingual$zUnited States 606 $aSociolinguistics$zUnited States 606 $aMultilingualism$zUnited States 615 0$aEducation, Bilingual 615 0$aSociolinguistics 615 0$aMultilingualism 676 $a371.8290073 701 $aWiley$b Terrence G$01716909 701 $aLee$b Jin Sook$f1970-$01716910 701 $aRumberger$b Russell W$01111998 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810281503321 996 $aThe education of language minority immigrants in the United States$94112546 997 $aUNINA