Immigrant stories [[electronic resource] ] : ethnicity and academics in middle childhood / / Cynthia García Coll, Amy Kerivan Marks

• Autore: García Coll Cynthia T
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (299 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.23086/9120973
• Soggetto topico: Children of immigrants - United States; Children of immigrants - Education - United States; Child development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MarksAmy Kerivan
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-282) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Immigrant 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 my
• Titolo autorizzato: Immigrant stories
• ISBN: 0-19-029179-6; 1-282-05352-3; 9786612053528; 0-19-972126-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454042503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Child development in cultural context.