Understanding Adolescent Immigrants - Moving Toward an Extraordinary Discourse for Extraordinary Youth

Informationen zum Autor Mary Amanda Stewart is assistant professor in the Department of Reading at Texas Woman's University.  Klappentext This bookshares the stories of adolescent immigrants in the American education system and highlights what teachers need to know about their unique challenges, strengths, and potential contributions to their new country. Zusammenfassung This book shares the stories of adolescent immigrants in the American education system and highlights what teachers need to know about their unique challenges! strengths! and potential contributions to their new country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction1.Extraordinary Youth2.Miguel: A 20-year-old from Guatemala Persevering through High School3.Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador Taking the U.S. by Storm4.Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old Refugee from Burma (Myanmar) Dreaming Big Dreams5.Aisha: A 15-year-old from Uganda Longing to Learn6.Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo Learning about Slavery7.Andrés: A 15-year-old from Mexico Coming and Going8.Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia Preparing to Serve Her New Country9.Extraordinary Youth: Adolescent Immigrants' Unique Strengths and Needs10. Toward an Extraordinary DiscourseEndnote: MethodologyAppendix: Interview QuestionsReferencesAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Stewart, Mary Amanda Stewart, Stewart Mary Amanda
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.02.2017
• EAN: 9781498544931
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4493-1
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Migration, immigration & emigration, United States of America, USA, Migration, immigration and emigration, Primary & middle schools, Multicultural education, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples