| Description |
1 online resource (x, 288 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Child development in cultural context
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Child development in cultural context.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Immigrant stories: ethnicity and educational pathways during middle childhood -- Why study children of immigrants? -- The developmental tasks of middle childhood -- The children of immigrants: development in context (CIDC) study -- The Cambodian community: small, isolated, and resilient -- The Dominican community: recent, growing, and vibrant -- The Portuguese community: steady, long established, and partially integrated -- Modeling children of immigrants' academic achievement -- Final reflections. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Children of immigrants -- United States.
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Children of immigrants. |
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United States. |
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Children of immigrants -- Education -- United States.
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Children of immigrants -- Education. |
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Child development -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Child development -- Cross-cultural studies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Cross-cultural studies.
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| Added Author |
Marks, Amy Kerivan.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: García Coll, Cynthia T. Immigrant stories. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780195174595 (DLC) 2007045273 (OCoLC)180852038 |
| ISBN |
9780199721269 (ebook) |
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0199721262 (ebook) |
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9780195174595 |
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0195174593 |
| Standard No. |
9786612053528 |
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