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The effects of the September 11 terrorist attack on Pakistani-American parental involvement in U.S. schools / Fawzia Reza.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reza, Fawzia, 1967- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pakistani Americans--Education--Social aspects.
- Pakistani Americans.
- Muslims--Education--United States--Social aspects.
- Muslims.
- Education--Parent participation--United States.
- Education.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines the challenges that Pakistani-American families have faced in their attempts to assimilate within the U.S. school culture since the September 11 terrorist attack.
- Contents:
- Importance of parental involvement : are Pakistani-American parents appropriately involved in their children's school?
- Pakistani-Americans : a community disenfranchised by western media
- Pakistani-Americans : their historical roots and the role of religion and culture in the educational system
- American schools : are Pakistani-Americans and Muslim-Americans segregated?
- Muslim and Pakistani-Americans : their voices and experiences after 9/11 in school and beyond
- Recommendations from Pakistani-American parents for greater parental involvement opportunities.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-0861-8
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