Immigrant stories ethnicity and academics in middle childhood
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 lit...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
c2009.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Child development in cultural context. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31481425*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | x, 288 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 251-282) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9780199721269 |
