Immigration, diversity, and education / edited by Elena L. Grigorenko, Ruby Takanishi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grigorenko, Elena L.

Takanishi, Ruby.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of immigrants--Education--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Children of immigrants--Education.

United States.

Immigrants--United States--Social conditions.

Immigrants.

Social conditions.

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

Physical Description:

vi, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2010.

Contents:

1 Children of Immigrants and the Future of America / Donald J. Herenandez, Nancy A. Denton, Suzanne E. Macartney 7

2 Differences in Social-Transfer Support and Poverty for Immigrant Families with Children: Lessons from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) / Timothy Smeeding, Coady Wing, Karen Robson 26

3 Disentangling Nativity Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Country of Origin in Predicting the School Readiness of Young Immigrant Children / Jessica Johson De Feyter, Adam Winsler 48

4 Preparing the Way: Early Head Start and the Socioemotional Health of Latino Infants and Toddlers / Krista M. Perreira, Linda Beeber, Todd Schwartz, Diane Holditch-Davis, India Ornelas, Lauren Maxwell 67

5 Latinos and Early Education: Immigrant Generational Differences and Family Involvement / Eugene E. Garcia, Kent Scribner, Delis Cuellar 95

6 Diversity in Academic Achievement: Children of Immigrants in US Schools / Jennifer E. Glick, Littisha Bates 112

7 Latino/a Immigrant Parents' Voices in Mathematics Education / Marta Civil, Noria Planas 130

8 Cultural Incongruence Between Teachers and Families: Implications for Immigrant Students / Selcuk R. Sirin, Patrice Ryce 151

9 Special Educational Needs of Children in Immigrant Families / Dyan Conger, Elena L. Grigorenko 170

10 Two Generations of Educational Progress in Latin American Immigrant Families in the US: A Conceptual Framework for a New Policy Context / Ariel, Kalil, Robert Crosnoe 188

11 Does It Begin At School or Home? Institutional Origins of Overweight Among Young Children in Immigrant Families / Jennifer Van Hook, Elizabeth Baker, Clare Altaman 205

12 Parenting of Young Immigrant Chinese Children: Challenges Facing Their Social-Emotional and Intellectual Development / Charissa S.L. Cheah, Jin Li 225

13 More than the A-B-Cs and l-2-3s: The Importance of Family Cultural Socialization and Ethnic Identity Development for Children of Immigrants' Early School Success / Amy Kerivan Marks, Flannery Patton, Cynthia Garcia Coll 242

14 Emergent Literacy in Immigrant Children: Home and School Environment Interface / Iliana Reyes, Yuuko Uchikosh 259

15 Development of Tolerance and Respect for Diversity in Children in the Context of Immigration / Oscar Barbarin, Micaela Mercado, Dari Jigjidsuren 276.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415456272

0415456274

9780203872864

020387286X

OCLC:

317118123