Educating Immigrant Students in Urban Districts

Autor/inn/en	Nur, Shurki; Hunter, Richard C.
Titel	Educating Immigrant Students in Urban Districts
Quelle	In: School Business Affairs, 75 (2009) 6, S.31-33 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-651X
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Refugees; Urban Schools; School Districts; Public Schools; Student Needs; Culturally Relevant Education; Educational Environment; Grouping (Instructional Purposes) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Flüchtling; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Grouping; Gruppenbildung
Abstract	Immigrant children constitute the fastest-growing population in the United States, and their presence is rapidly changing the demographics of American public schools--especially in cities where they typically settle with their families. Because these students' languages, cultures, and values differ from those of educators--and indeed from one another--school districts face challenges and opportunities as they strive to meet every student's diverse needs. To educate immigrant and refugee students effectively, districts must first meet their psychological and social needs. Even within the immigrant and refugee student population, there is diversity regarding English-language ability and educational background. Thus, it is vital that school districts create successful learning experiences for these students that recognize their linguistic, psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural needs. Urban school districts are also confronted with the challenge of serving diverse immigrant students who speak a variety of languages. With limited resources, it is not easy to create programs for a variety of language groups if the number of students from any one language group is not adequate to necessitate a separate class, causing school districts to generalize the needs of various groups. This article discusses how urban districts address the needs of immigrant and refugee students and concludes with some recommendations. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10