Immigrant Stories

Ethnicity and Academics in Middle Childhood

Cynthia Garcia Coll, Amy Kerivan Marks (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2009
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517459-5 (ISBN)

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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 myriad of factors in the family and school environment that combine to shape children's academic psychological functioning during this important period.

Through a three-year longitudinal study, including interviews with teachers, parents and children, this book presents a fascinating look at the community, school, and family contexts of child development among second-generation children. Both pre-immigration and post-immigration characteristics are explored as critical factors for understanding children of immigrants' development. In the current climate of US immigration policy debate, we offer research findings that may inform educators and administrators about the sources of community strengths and challenges facing our newest immigrant generations.

1. Immigrant stories: identity 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 immigrant's academic achievement ; 9. Final reflections

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.10.2009
Reihe/Serie	Child Development in Cultural Context Series
Zusatzinfo	numerous figures and tables
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	236 x 155 mm
Gewicht	581 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
ISBN-10	0-19-517459-3 / 0195174593
ISBN-13	978-0-19-517459-5 / 9780195174595
Zustand	Neuware