Peter J. Guarnaccia

Immigration, Diversity, and Student Journeys to Higher Education, 2nd edition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An update to the first edition, this book examines how immigrant university students balance family traditions with their acculturate to the U.S. It provides recommendations on how we can facilitate future immigrant student journeys to educational success.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781636678450
• Artikelnr.: 72265812

Autorenporträt

Peter J. Guarnaccia (Ph. D., Connecticut, 1984) is an Emeritus Professor at Rutgers University. For 36 years, he was a Professor in the Department of Human Ecology and an Investigator at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research. His research interests include cross-cultural patterns of psychiatric disorders and processes of cultural change among immigrants. He was the 2022 Faculty recipient of the Clement A. Price Human Dignity Award at Rutgers University

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations - Foreword to the First Edition - Foreword to the Second Edition - Preface to the First Edition - Preface to the Second Edition - Acknowledgments - Introduction: Why Are the Links Among Immigration, Acculturation and Educational Attainment Important? - The Front Door as a Divider Between Two Worlds: Students' Explorations of Their Ethnic Identities - The Balancing Act of Speaking Multiple Languages: The Intimate Connection of Language to Culture - We Are Family: The Dreams of Immigrant Parents - Applying to College: "I Had to Figure It All Out Myself" - Community Sources Of Cultural And Social Capital: The Roles of Ethnic Schools and Student Cultural Organizations - Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here? - Appendix A: Focus Group Guide - Appendix B: List of All Codes with Memos and Coding Trees - Index.