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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Immigrant education"”.
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History of Immigrant Female Students in Chicago Public Schools, 1900--1950
… female students primarily from Chicago's major immigrant communities: Irish, Jewish, Italian, and Polish. Previous histories on immigrant education used ethnic differences to explain disparities in educational attainment among Irish, Italian, Polish, and Jewish immigrant groups. However, these …
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Transition, settlement and integration : recommendations for the design and development of a citizenship programme for Francophone immigrants in Quebec
… an exploration of the juncture of immigration, immigrant integration and adult citizenship education in the Province of Quebec. Some of the issues addressed revolve around the belief that many factors impact on immigrants' ability to integrate into Quebec society and that linguistic proximity is …
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Thank You For Not Coming? Policy, Politics, and Polity: How Education Stakeholders Interpret Post-Apartheid Education Policy for Immigrants in South Africa-- The Case of Cape Town
Though many studies address the issue of immigrants in schools, relatively little research attention has been given to the education experience of immigrants who have migrated from one developing country to another (or "South-South" migration), although this accounts for about half of all migration …
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Parental Expectations for Asian American Men Who Entered College Early: Influences on their Academic, Career, and Interpersonal Decision-Making
Asian immigrant parents often hold high expectations for their children to excel academically and professionally. Filial piety and the desire to make their parent(s) proud can motivate these children to achieve but can also place undue pressure upon them. This mixed methods dissertation study …
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Mid-Childhood Immigrant Perspectives on Achieving College Success
… picture of the experience of mid-childhood immigrants emerged. Variables supporting academic success were seen to include a stable home setting (providing continuity during the tumultuous post-migration period), the motivational power of the <italic>struggle narrative</italic> (the memory of …