Realizing the potential of immigrant youth /
The well-being and productivity of immigrant youth has become one of the most important global issues of our times as a result of mass migration and resettlement. In this unique volume, leading scholars from multiple nations and disciplines provide a state-of-the-art overview of contemporary researc...
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Cambridge ; New York :
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2012
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1 Who migrates and how do they fare? : sociodemographic perspectives
- 1. Resources, strengths, and challenges for children in immigrant families in eight affluent countries / Donald J. Hernandez
- 2. Better fortunes? : living arrangements and school enrollment of migrant youth in six western countries / Marta Tienda
- 3. Income poverty and income support for minority and immigrant households with children in rich countries / Jonathan Israel Gershuny
- 4. Age at immigration and the education outcomes of children / Miles Corak
- pt. 2 Who succeeds and why? : developmental, social-psychological, and sociocultural perspectives
- 5. Positive immigrant youth adaptation in context : developmental, acculturation, and social-psychological perspectives / Jean Phinney
- 6. Understanding the immigrant paradox in youth : developmental and contextual considerations / Andrea Patrico
- 7. The contributions of youth to immigrant families / Eva H. Telzer
- 8. Specifying social psychological adaptation of immigrant youth : social identity, intergroup attitudes, and intergroup interactions / Tuuli Anna Mahonen
- 9. Understanding ethnic minority identity / Maykel Verkuyten
- 10. Muslim, american, and immigrant : integration despite challenges / Taveeshi Gupta
- pt. 3 What works to promote the potential of immigrant youth?
- 11. Autonomous-related self and competence : the potential of immigrant youth / Cigdem Kagitcibasi
- 12. Thriving among immigrant youth: theoretical and empirical bases of positive development / Selva Lewin-Bizan
- 13. The role of developmental transitions in psychosocial competence : a comparison of native and immigrant young people in germany / Yoav Lavee
- 14. Conceptualizing the school acculturative context : school, classroom, and the immigrant student / Moshe Tatar
- 15. Peer relations in multicultural schools / Dagmar Strohmeier
- 16. Latino education in the United States : immigration, language, and achievement / Eugene E. Garcia
- 17. Promoting the well-being of immigrant youth : a framework for comparing outcomes and policies / Brian Nolan.
