California's immigrant children : theory, research, and implications for educational policy / edited by Rubén G. Rumbaut and Wayne A. Cornelius.

Other author Rumbaut, Rubén G.
Other author Cornelius, Wayne A., 1945-
Other author University of California, San Diego. Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies.
Format Book
Publication InfoSan Diego, Calif. : Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego, 1995.
Descriptionix, 272 pages : charts ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Children of immigrants--Education. --California.

SeriesU.S.-Mexico contemporary perspectives series ; 8
U.S.-Mexico contemporary perspectives series ; 8. ^A404639
Contents Educating California's immigrant children : introduction and overview / Wayne A. Cornelius -- The new Californians : comparative research findings on the educational progress of immigrant children / Rubén G. Rumbaut -- Segmented assimilation among new immigrant youth : a conceptual framework / Alejandro Portes -- Additive acculturation as a strategy for school improvement / Margaret A. Gibson -- Korean and Russian students in a Los Angeles high school : exploring the alternative strategies of two high-achieving groups / Mia Tuan -- The psychological dimension in understanding immigrant students / Amado M. Padilla and David Durán -- The cultural patterning of achievement motivation : a comparison of Mexican, Mexican immigrant, Mexican American, and non-Latino white American students / Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco and Carola E. Suárez-Orozco -- Testing the American dream : case studies of at-risk southeast Asian refugee students in secondary schools / Kenji Ima -- School restructuring and the needs of immigrant students / Laurie Olsen -- Are our schools really failing? / Richard Rothstein -- Commentary : politics, education, and immigrant children in New York City : is nothing sacred? / Karen Shaw.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks LC3746.5 .C3 C34 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold