Immigrant and Refugee Students in Canada Contributor(s): Brewer, Courtney Anne (Editor), McCabe, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1550595482 ISBN-13: 9781550595482 Publisher: Brush Education OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Political Science | Human Rights |
Dewey: 371.82 |
LCCN: 2014481615 |
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.03" W x 9.02" (0.87 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Recent immigrants and refugees--both children and their families--often struggle to adapt to Canadian education systems. For their part, educators also face challenges when developing effective strategies to help these students make smooth transitions to their new country. In Immigrant and Refugee Students in Canada, researchers join educators and social workers to provide a thorough and wide-ranging analysis of the issues at the preschool, elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels. By understanding these issues within the unique Canadian context, educators can work more effectively with newcomers trying to find their way. This book pursues three lines of inquiry:
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Contributor Bio(s): McCabe, Michael: - Michael McCabe, PhD, teaches at the Schulich School of Education at Nipissing University in Brantford, Ontario. His research focuses on community engagement in the schooling process and he has published works related to parent involvement in mathematics learning, and the use of technology to assist in the process of engaging parents in schooling.Brewer, Courtney Anne: - Courtney Anne Brewer, MEd, is a part-time instructor at Nipissing University's Brantford campus in the Faculty of Arts and Science and the Schulich School of Education. She is presently pursuing doctoral studies at Western University in London, Ontario. Her research interests include supporting families as they prepare for school after resettling in Canada as well as studies of critical friendship. |