The education of language minority immigrants in the United States [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee and Russell W. Rumberger

• Pubblicazione: Bristol ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (324 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.8290073
• Soggetto topico: Education, Bilingual - United States; Sociolinguistics - United States; Multilingualism - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WileyTerrence G LeeJin Sook <1970-> RumbergerRussell W
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use among Young Adult Children of Immigrants -- Chapter 2. The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 3. Immigration, Race and Higher Education Outcomes -- Chapter 4. Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin -- Chapter 5. A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know -- Chapter 6. Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Infl uence Gender Identity Negotiation in First-Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth -- Chapter 7. Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective and Policy Transformations -- Chapter 8. The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassifi cation Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Profi ciency Test -- Chapter 9. Immigrant Students, English Language Profi ciency and Transitions from High School to Community College -- Chapter 10. Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The education of language minority immigrants in the United States
• ISBN: 1-84769-380-6; 1-282-65697-X; 9786612656972; 1-84769-212-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456544803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 74.