TheEducation of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States / / ed. by Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee, Russell W Rumberger.

The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy and practice. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority edu...

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Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2009]
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Blwyddyn Gyhoeddi:2009
Iaith:English
Cyfres:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
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Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use among Young Adult Children of Immigrants
  • Chapter 2. The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview
  • Chapter 3. Immigration, Race and Higher Education Outcomes
  • Chapter 4. Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin
  • Chapter 5. A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know
  • Chapter 6. Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Infl uence Gender Identity Negotiation in First-Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth
  • Chapter 7. Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective and Policy Transformations
  • Chapter 8. The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassifi cation Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Profi ciency Test
  • Chapter 9. Immigrant Students, English Language Profi ciency and Transitions from High School to Community College
  • Chapter 10. Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index