Mary Amanda Stewart

Understanding Adolescent Immigrants

Moving toward an Extraordinary Discourse for Extraordinary Youth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This bookshares 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9781498544931
• ISBN-10: 1498544932
• Artikelnr.: 47083816

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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