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

• Autore: Rong Xue Lan
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2009; ©2009
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.826/912
• Soggetto topico: Immigrants - Education - United States; Children of immigrants - Education - United States; Educational anthropology - United States; Educational sociology - United States
• Persona (resp. second.): PreissleJudith
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Educating immigrant students in the 21st century
• ISBN: 1-4522-9405-4; 1-4522-9738-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797472503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II