Understanding adolescent immigrants : moving toward an extraordinary discourse for extraordinary youth / / Mary Amanda Stewart
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| Autore: |
Stewart Mary Amanda <1979->
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| Titolo: |
Understanding adolescent immigrants : moving toward an extraordinary discourse for extraordinary youth / / Mary Amanda Stewart
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xx, 149 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 371.826/912 |
| Soggetto topico: | Teenage immigrants - United States |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Introduction -- Adolescent immigrants in school and society -- Miguel: A 20-year old from Guatemala persevering through high school -- Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador taking the U.S. by storm -- Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old refugee from Burma (Myanmar) dreaming big dreams -- Aisha: A 17-year-old from Uganda longing to learn -- Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of the Congo learning about slavery -- Andres: A 16-year-old from Mexico coming and going -- Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia preparing to serve her new country -- Extraordinary youth: Adolescent immigrants' unique strengths and needs -- Toward an extraordinary discourse -- Appendix A: Methodology -- Appendix B: Interview questions. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This book shares the stories of adolescent immigrants in the American education system and highlights what teachers need to know about their unique challenges, strengths, and potential contributions to their new country. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Understanding adolescent immigrants |
| ISBN: | 1-4985-4495-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792521003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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