The education of language minority immigrants in the United States. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Terrence G. Wiley, Jin Sook Lee and Russell W. Rumberger.
• Other Names: Wiley, Terrence G; Lee, Jin Sook, 1970-; Rumberger, Russell W
• Contents: Introduction: Education of Language Minority Immigrants in the United States: Introduction, Background and Overview - Terrence Wiley & Jin Sook Lee Ch. 1: A Language Graveyard? The Evolution of Language Competencies, Preferences and Use Among Young Adult Children of Immigrants - Rubén G. Rumbaut Ch. 2: The Economics of Language for Immigrants: An Introduction and Overview - Barry R. Chiswick Ch. 3: Immigration, Race, and Higher Education Outcomes - Christine Qi Liu, Robert H. Tai & Xitao Fan Ch. 4: Immigrant Youth in High School: Understanding Educational Outcomes for Students of Mexican Origin - Regina Cortina Ch. 5: A Synthesis of the Roles of Heritage Languages in the Lives of Children of Immigrants: What Educators Need to Know - Jin Sook Lee & Debra Suarez Ch. 6: Assimilation and Resistance: How Language and Culture Influence Gender Identity Negotiation in First Generation Vietnamese Immigrant Youth - Diem T. Nguyen & Tom Stritikus Ch. 7: Agentive Youth Research: Towards Individual, Collective, and Policy Transformations - Kathryn A. Davis Ch. 8: The Need for Multiple Measures in Reclassification Decisions: A Validity Study of the Stanford English Language Proficiency Test* - Kate Mahoney, Tom Haladyna & Jeff MacSwan Ch. 9: Immigrant Students, English Language Proficiency, and Transitions From High School to Community College - George C. Bunch Commentary: Language, Immigration and the Quality of Education: Moving Toward a Broader Conversation - Guadalupe Valdés
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Subjects: 371.8290073; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Education, Bilingual -- United States; Sociolinguistics -- United States; Multilingualism -- United States; EDUCATION / General; EDUCATION; Educational strategies & policy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847693808; 1847693806
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