TheEducation of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States / / ed. by Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee, Russell W Rumberger.
The Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States draws from quantitative and qualitative research methodologies to inform educational policy and practice. It is based on cutting-edge research and policy analyses from a number of well-known experts on immigrant language minority edu...
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Place / Publishing House: | Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use among Young Adult Children of Immigrants
- Chapter 2. The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview
- Chapter 3. Immigration, Race and Higher Education Outcomes
- Chapter 4. Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin
- Chapter 5. A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know
- Chapter 6. Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Infl uence Gender Identity Negotiation in First-Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth
- Chapter 7. Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective and Policy Transformations
- Chapter 8. The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassifi cation Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Profi ciency Test
- Chapter 9. Immigrant Students, English Language Profi ciency and Transitions from High School to Community College
- Chapter 10. Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation
- Author Index
- Subject Index