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| Autor/in | Guarnaccia, Peter Joseph |
|---|---|
| Titel | Immigration, diversity and student journeys to higher education. |
| Quelle | New York: Peter Lang (2019), XXV, 186 S. |
| Reihe | Equity in higher education theory, policy, and Praxis. 9 |
| Beigaben | Literaturangaben |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| ISBN | 9781433159916; 9781433155253 (EPUB); 9781433155260 |
| Schlagwörter | USA; Children of immigrants; Education (Higher); United States; Social conditions; Ethnicity; Erziehung |
| Abstract | The front door as a divider between two worlds: students' explorations of their ethnic identities -- The balancing act of speaking multiple languages: the intimate connection of language to culture -- We are family: the dreams of immigrant parents -- Applying to college: "i had to figure it all out myself" -- Community sources of cultural and social capital: the roles of ethnic schools and student cultural organizations -- Conclusion: where do we go from here?. "Immigration, Diversity and Student Journeys to Higher Education provides an in-depth understanding of how immigrant students at a major public research university balanced keeping their family cultures alive and learning U.S. culture to get to college. A revitalized anthropological understanding of acculturation provides the theoretical framework for the book. The book builds its analysis using extensive quotes from the 160 immigrant students who participated in the 22 focus groups that form the core of this study. The students came from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and Latin America and reflect a wide diversity of experiences and insights into how students successfully pursued higher education. A key theme of the book is the 'immigrant bargain' where students repay their parents' sacrifices in migrating and working extremely hard by excelling in school. A large majority of the parents made clear that a major motivation for immigrating was so that their children could have better educational opportunities; these parents had the original dreams for their children. The book examines the similarities and differences across this diverse group of students. Immigration, Diversity and Student Journeys to Higher Education ends with a series of recommendations about how to improve acculturation research and how to facilitate immigrant students' journeys to educational success"--Provided by publisher. |
| Erfasst von | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| Update | 2019/2/06 |
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