Immigrant Stories - Ethnicity and Academics in Middle Childhood (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Child Development in Cultural Context Series
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	April 2009
Editors:	Cynthia Garcia Coll (Charles P. Robinson and John P. Barstow Professor of Education, Psychology & Pediatrics; Mittleman Family Director of Human Development) • Amy Kerivan Marks (Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at Suffolk University, and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Human Development)
Dimensions:	242 x 165 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-517459-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology
LSN:	0-19-517459-3
Barcode:	9780195174595

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