| African Immigrants' Experiences in American Schools: Complicating the Race Discourse Contributor(s): Mthethwa-Sommers, Shirley (Author), Harushimana, Immaculee (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498510736 ISBN-13: 9781498510738 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $43.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Inclusive Education - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| Series: Race and Education in the Twenty-First Century |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.49 lbs) 146 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the number of African-born students in American schools increases, it is important that schools enlarge the circle of diversity to include African-born students who are rendered invisible by their skin color and continent of origin.. African Immigrants' Experiences in American Schools: Complicating the Race Discourse is aimed at filling the gap in the literature about African-born students in American schools. This book will not only assist teachers and administrators in understanding the nuanced cultural, sociological, and socio-cognitive differences between American-born and African-born students; it will also equip them with effective interpersonal teaching strategies adapted to the distinct needs of African-born students and others like them. The book explores in depth salient African-rooted factors that come into play in the social and academic integration of African immigrant students, such as gender, spirituality, colonization, religious affiliation, etc. The authors examine American-rooted factors that complicate the adaptation of these students in the US educational school system, such as institutional racism, Afrophobia, Islamophobia, cultural discontinuities, curricular mismatches, and western media mis-portrayals. They also proffer pedagogical tools and frameworks that may help minimize these deleterious factors. |