African immigrant families in the United States transnational lives and schooling / Serah Shani.

Author/creator Shani, Serah
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books, 2019.
Description1 online resource.
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Subjects
Ghanaians--New York (State). --New York. --Education.
Ghanaian Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Education.
Ghanaians--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Ghanaian Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Social conditions.
Ghanaians--New York (State). --New York. --Societies, etc.
Ghanaian Americans--New York (State). --New York. --Societies, etc.

Contents The New York City Ghanaian Network Village : sociocultural transnational lives and identity formation -- Ghanaian transnational migrants' histories and trajectories -- A comparative stance : dualism and ambivalences in Ghanaian attitudes, views and values of schooling in NYC -- The role of religious institutions, community and country of origin resources as mechanisms to education success -- Community and system forces : a home-school cultural and pedagogical interaction.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Shani, Serah, author. African immigrant families in the United States Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2019 9781498562096
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018055973
ISBN9781498562102 (ebook)
ISBN(cloth : alk. paper)