U.S. immigration and education : cultural and policy issues across the lifespan / Elena L. Grigorenko, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grigorenko, Elena L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acculturation--United States.

Acculturation.

Children of immigrants--Education--Social aspects--United States.

Children of immigrants.

Children of immigrants--Education--United States.

Cultural pluralism--United States.

Cultural pluralism.

Education, Bilingual--United States.

Education, Bilingual.

Immigrants--Education--United States.

Immigrants.

Multicultural education--United States.

Multicultural education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

United States immigration and education

Handbook of United States immigration and education

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Publishing Company, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook helps readers to both understand and craft policies to aid the successful acculturation of immigrants in the US. It is an excellent road map for researchers in immigration and education, as well as educational and developmental psychologists, sociologists, economists, and public policy makers. An immigrant from Russia, Dr. Grigorenko weaves her first-hand experiences and strategies into this unique text. It encompasses all available research on immigration and acculturation, from new information on bilingual education to studies of low-skill versus high-skill workers. Key Topics:

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1. Transculturation: The Dichotomous Journey of an International Student From Iran; 2. The Long View: The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Immigration; 3. Integration as a Mode of Immigrant Acculturation; 4. Parent and Child Citizenship Status and Youth Development in the United States; 5. The Immigration-Crime Relationship: Segmented Assimilation Helps Explain the Low Rates of Second-Generation Immigrant Offending; 6. Ambivalence Toward Immigrants: Invaders or Allies?

7. Model Minority Myth: Engendering Cultural Psychology of Asian Immigrants8. Ethnic Discrimination: Identifying and Intervening in Its Effects on the Education of Immigrant Children; 9. Mental Health Issues for Immigrant Adolescents: Research and Practice; 10. Immigrant and Refugee Families Raising Children With Disabling Conditions: A Review of the International Literature on Service Access, Service Utilization, and Service Care Experiences; 11. School or Home? Where Early Education of Young Immigrants Works Best; 12. Age and Second Language Acquisition Among Immigrants

13. Bilingual Language Development and Academic Achievement Among Language Minority Students14. Fueled by Expectations: Post-Secondary School Participation and Completion Among Immigrants in the United States; 15. Bridging Multiple Worlds: Helping Immigrant Youth From Africa, Asia, and Latin America on Their Pathways to College Identities; 16. Education of Newly Arrived Older Immigrants; 17. Chinese Immigrant Parents' Perspectives on Literacy Learning, Homework, and School-Home Communication; 18. Immigration and Education for Pacific Island Children and Their Families: A Unique Challenge

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-1108-4

OCLC:

818848183