| Portraits of Promise: Voices of Successful Immigrant Students Contributor(s): Sadowski, Michael (Author), Suarez-Orozco, Carola (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1612505163 ISBN-13: 9781612505169 Publisher: Harvard Education PR OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Bilingual Education - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 373.18 |
| LCCN: 2012951227 |
| Series: Youth Development and Education |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.83 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. What factors can help these young people thrive in school, despite the many obstacles they face? And how can school staff best support immigrant students' academic and personal success? In Portraits of Promise, educators hear from the ultimate experts--successful newcomer students. Drawing on the students' own stories, the book highlights the kinds of support and resources that help students engage positively with school culture, establish supportive peer networks, form strong bonds with teachers, manage competing expectations from home and school, and navigate the challenges of high-stakes testing and the college application process. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sadowski, Michael: - Michael Sadowski is a faculty member in education at Bard College and is the director of the Bard Early College-Hudson Initiative. |