New Americans - Immigrants and Transnationals At Work

Informationen zum Autor By Enrique T. Trueba Klappentext American society is changing in front of our eyes with the presence of new Americans, immigrants and transnationals, whose experiences have prepared them to play key leadership roles in our country. The paradox of having the poorest of the new Americans rising to important social, economic, and academic roles is explained in these pages. Zusammenfassung American society is changing in front of our eyes with the presence of new Americans! immigrants and transnationals! whose experiences have prepared them to play key leadership roles in our country. The paradox of having the poorest of the new Americans rising to important social! economic! and academic roles is explained in these pages. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1 The Social and Cultural Context of Life in the Valley Chapter 3 2 Immigration and the Transnational Experience Chapter 4 3 Ethnic Identity Formation of Immigrants and Transnationals: The Struggle for Liberation in America Chapter 5 4 Liberation and Cognitive Development: A Vygotskian Approach to the Empowerment of Immigrants and Transnationals Chapter 6 5 A Case Study of Educational Leadership Chapter 7 6 Resilience and Educational Leadership Chapter 8 7 Building a New America With Immigrants and Transnationals: "With Equity and Justice for All" Part 9 Appendix: Trueba's Life as an Ethnographer Part 10 Glossary Part 11 Selected Bibliography of Henry Trueba Part 12 Index

Product details

• Authors: Enrique T Trueba, Enrique T. Trueba
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.02.2004
• EAN: 9780742528840
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2884-0
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Immigration and the Transnatio; Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series; Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Social groups, United States of America, USA, Social groups, communities and identities