Understanding Adolescent Immigrants

Moving toward an Extraordinary Discourse for Extraordinary Youth

Mary Amanda Stewart (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

170 Seiten

2018
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-4495-5 (ISBN)

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This book shares the stories of adolescent immigrants in the American education system and highlights what teachers need to know about their unique challenges, strengths, and potential contributions to their new country.

As the immigrant population grows in countries such as the United States, so does the number of newcomer immigrant students in middle and high schools. Many scholars have noted that the education immigrant adolescents receive has a great bearing on the future of the nation. Understanding Adolescent Immigrants: Moving toward an Extraordinary Discourse for Extraordinary Youth highlights the voices of these young people by sharing the stories of seven newcomer youths aged 13 to 20 years in U.S. high schools. By learning their histories, present situations, and dreams for the future, we can understand both these students’ unique contribution to their new country and their schools’ roles in helping them achieve success.

Mary Amanda Stewart is assistant professor in the Department of Reading at Texas Woman’s University.

Contents

Introduction

1.Extraordinary Youth

2.Miguel: A 20-year-old from Guatemala Persevering through High School

3.Alejandra: A 17-year-old from El Salvador Taking the U.S. by Storm

4.Lay Su Aung: A 13-year-old Refugee from Burma (Myanmar) Dreaming Big Dreams

5.Aisha: A 15-year-old from Uganda Longing to Learn

6.Nathan: A 16-year-old from the Democratic Republic of Congo Learning about Slavery

7.Andrés: A 15-year-old from Mexico Coming and Going

8.Sara: An 18-year-old from Colombia Preparing to Serve Her New Country

9.Extraordinary Youth: Adolescent Immigrants’ Unique Strengths and Needs

10. Toward an Extraordinary Discourse

Endnote: Methodology

Appendix: Interview Questions

References

About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Zusatzinfo	13 b/w illustrations; 4 tables;
Sprache	englisch
Maße	151 x 223 mm
Gewicht	277 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4985-4495-9 / 1498544959
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-4495-5 / 9781498544955
Zustand	Neuware