Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society - Couverture rigide

Suarez-Orozco, Carola; Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.; Todorova, Irina L.G.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0674026756 ISBN 13 : 9780674026759

Editeur : The Belknap Press, 2008

Synopsis

One child in five in America is the child of immigrants, and their numbers increase each year. Very few will return to the country they barely remember. Who are they, and what America do they know?Based on an extraordinary interdisciplinary study that followed 400 newly arrived children from the Caribbean, China, Central America, and Mexico for five years, this book provides a compelling account of the lives, dreams, and frustrations of these youngest immigrants. Richly told portraits of high and low achievers are packed with unexpected ironies. When they arrive, most children are full of optimism and a respect for education. But poor neighbourhoods and dull - often dangerous - schools can corrode hopes. The vast majority learn English - but it is the English of video games and the neighbourhood, not that of standardized tests.For some of these children, those heading off to college, America promises to be a land of dreams. These lucky ones have often benefited from caring mentors, supportive teachers, or savvy parents. For others, the first five years are marked by disappointments, frustrations, and disenchantment. How can we explain their varied academic journeys? The children of immigrants, here to stay, are the future - and how they adapt will determine the nature of America in the twenty-first century.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Carola Suarez-Orozco is Chair and Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University. Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco is the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at NYU. They are also co-directors of Immigration Studies at NYU. Irina Todorova is an international health psychology consultant in Boston.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Belknap Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674026756
• ISBN 13: 9780674026759
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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