ISBN:
0195174593
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0199721262
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9780195174595
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9780199721269
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 288 pages)
Serie:
Child development in cultural context
DDC:
305.23086/9120973
Schlagwort(e):
Child development
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Children of immigrants
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies
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Child development
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Children of immigrants
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Children of immigrants / Education
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Erziehung
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Children of immigrants
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Children of immigrants Education
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Child development Cross-cultural studies
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Kind
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Einwanderer
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Erziehung
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Kulturelle Identität
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Schule
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USA
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USA
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USA
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Einwanderer
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Kind
;
Erziehung
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Schule
;
Kulturelle Identität
Anmerkung:
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index
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Immigrant stories: ethnicity and educational pathways during middle childhood -- Why study children of immigrants? -- The developmental tasks of middle childhood -- The children of immigrants: development in context (CIDC) study -- The Cambodian community: small, isolated, and resilient -- The Dominican community: recent, growing, and vibrant -- The Portuguese community: steady, long established, and partially integrated -- Modeling children of immigrants' academic achievement -- Final reflections
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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 my
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