Immigrant stories : ethnicity and academics in middle childhood / Cynthia García Coll, Amy Kerivan Marks.

Author/Creator:

García Coll, Cynthia T.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Series:

Child development in cultural context.
Child development in cultural context

Format/Description:

Book
x, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects:

Children of immigrants -- United States.
Children of immigrants -- Education -- United States.
Child development -- Cross-cultural studies.

Contents:

Immigrant stories: ethnicity and educational pathways during middle childhood
Why study children of immigrants?
The developmental tasks of middle childhood
The children of immigrants: development in context (CIDC) study
The Cambodian community: small, isolated, and resilient
The Dominican community: recent, growing, and vibrant
The Portuguese community: steady, long established, and partially integrated
Modeling children of immigrants' academic achievement
Final reflections.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-282) and index.

Contributor:

Marks, Amy Kerivan.

ISBN:

9780195174595
0195174593

OCLC:

180852038

Online:

Online access from HathiTrust during COVID-19 — only for students, active faculty, and permanent staff
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/180852038.html

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