| Resiliency and Success: Migrant Children in the U.S. Contributor(s): Garza, Encarnacion (Author), Trueba, Enrique T. (Author), Reyes, Pedro (Author) |
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ISBN: 159451044X ISBN-13: 9781594510441 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Hispanic American Studies - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Multicultural Education |
| Dewey: 371.826 |
| LCCN: 2004001901 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.02" W x 9.32" (0.83 lbs) 188 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Chicano - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book elucidates the amazing life journeys of academically successful migrant students. Offering vivid case studies of successful students, this book helps teachers, education students, and researchers understand the factors that lead to success by minority language children. The authors develop the lessons of student success stories into recommendations for schools and for educational policy. Readers gain from this book the stories of real students, the challenges they faced, and the means by which students and schools may overcome language and cultural barriers to educational success. |
