Latino Immigrant Youth and Interrupted Schooling : : Dropouts, Dreamers and Alternative Pathways to College / / Marguerite Lukes.
This book offers an innovative look at the pre- and post-migration educational experiences of immigrant young adults with a particular focus on members of the Latino community. Combining quantitative data with original interviews, this book provides an engaging and nuanced look at a population that...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Understanding Dropouts: Math and History
- 3. Pre-Migration Educational 'Choices': Interrupted Education in Context
- 4. Immigrant Youth Entering the US
- 5. Pushouts, Shutouts and Holdouts: Entering, Exiting and Evading High School in the US
- 6. Hard and Soft Skills: Academic Skills, English and Social Capital Among Migrant Youth
- 7. The Road Ahead for Young Adult Migrants: Institutional Dilemmas, Nagging Questions and Open Doors
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index