"Bringing nuance, complexity, and clarity to a subject often seen in black and white, "Writing Immigration" presents a unique interplay of leading scholars and journalists working on the contentious topic of immigration. In a series of powerful essays, the contributors reflect on how they struggle to write about one of the defining issues of our time - one that is at once local and global, familiar and uncanny, concrete and abstract. Hig ..."
"Bringing nuance, complexity, and clarity to a subject often seen in black and white, "Writing Immigration" presents a unique interplay of leading scholars and journalists working on the contentious topic of immigration. In a series of powerful essays, the contributors reflect on how they struggle to write about one of the defining issues of our time - one that is at once local and global, familiar and uncanny, concrete and abstract. Hig ..."
Transformations Immigration, Family Life, and Achievement Motivation Among Latino Adolescents by Carola Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo Suarez-Orozco Paperback, 266 Pages, Published 1995 by Stanford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-2551-4, ISBN: 0-8047-2551-9
"In virtually all advanced industrialised countries, the explosive topic of immigration has engendered heated argument, political anger, cultural anxieties, and blatant racism. In the United States, most of the attention is on the stream of Mexicans crossing the border in such numbers that early in the next century Latinos are expected to surpass African Americans as the largest minority group. This book focuses on key aspects of the pro ..."
"Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2000 09 Pages: 340 Publisher: Camidge. University Press Collective violence changes the perpetrators of the victims and the societies in which it occurs. It targets the body of the psyche and the socio-cultural order. How do people come to terms with these tragic events. and how are cultures affected by massive outeaks of violence This book is a groundeaking collection of essays by anthropologists. ..."
Learning in the Global Era International Perspectives on Globalization and Education by Marcelo Suarez-Orozco 335 Pages, Published 2007 by Univ Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-94149-6, ISBN: 0-520-94149-7
"... in a globalized world, young people must understand key patterns and
dilemmas facing our planet. Indeed, student learning about globalization should
include more than the acquisition of knowledge about world history and cultures.
Learning should be inspired by the goal of developing global consciousness—a
mindful way of ONE Veronica Boix Mansilla and Howard Gardner FROM
TEACHING GLOBALIZATION TO NURTURING GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS
..."
"At the dawn of the twenty-first century, we are living in a global era, yet schooling systems remain generally reactive and slow to adapt to shifting economic, technological, demographic, and cultural terrains. There is a growing urgency to create, evaluate, and expand new models of education that are better synchronized with the realities of today’s globally linked economies and societies. Educating the Whole Child for the Whole World ..."
Globalization Culture and Education in the New Millennium by Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Desirée Qin-Hilliard Paperback, 290 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24125-1, ISBN: 0-520-24125-8
"Globalization defines our era. While it has created a great deal of debate in economic, policy, and grassroots circles, many aspects of the phenomenon remain virtual terra incognita. Education is at the heart of this continent of the unknown. This pathbreaking book examines how globalization and large-scale immigration are affecting children and youth, both in and out of schools. Taking into consideration broad historical, cultural, tec ..."
Globalization(1st Edition) Culture and Education in the New Millennium by Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, Desiree Qin-Hilliard Hardcover, 290 Pages, Published 2004 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-24123-7, ISBN: 0-520-24123-1
"Globalization defines our era. While it has created a great deal of debate in economic, policy, and grassroots circles, many aspects of the phenomenon remain virtual terra incognita. Education is at the heart of this continent of the unknown. This pathbreaking book examines how globalization and large-scale immigration are affecting children and youth, both in and out of schools. Taking into consideration broad historical, cultural, tec ..."
"An examination of new approaches to educating children in a globalized worldAt the dawn of the twenty-first century, we are living in a global era, yet schooling systems remain generally reactive and slow to adapt to shifting economic, technological, demographic, and cultural terrains. There is a growing urgency to create, evaluate, and expand new models of education that are better synchronized with the realities of today’s globally li ..."
Learning in the Global Era(1st Edition) International Perspectives on Globalization and Education by Marcelo Suarez-Orozco Paperback, 335 Pages, Published 2007 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-25436-7, ISBN: 0-520-25436-8
"An international gathering of leading scholars, policymakers, and educators takes on some of the most difficult and controversial issues of our time in this groundbreaking exploration of how globalization is affecting education around the world. The contributors, drawing from innovative research in both the social sciences and the neurosciences, examine the challenges and opportunities now facing schools as a result of massive migration ..."
"Driven to escape war and deprivation in Central America, tens of thousands of Central American youths have entered the United States in the past decade. This study examines the experiences of a group of young people from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in the high school system of a major US urban center. It attempts to discover why so many Central American immigrant children manage to stay in school and succeed, despite the many ..."
"At the turn of the millennium, the United States has the largest number of immigrants in its history. As a consequence, immigration has emerged once again as a subject of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. This volume brings together the dominant conceptual and theoretical work on the "New Immigration" from such disparate disciplines as anthropology, demography, psychology, and sociology. Immigration today is a global and transnationa ..."
"At the turn of the millennium, the United States has the largest number of immigrants in its history. As a consequence, immigration has emerged once again as a subject of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. This volume brings together the dominant conceptual and theoretical work on the "New Immigration" from such disparate disciplines as anthropology, demography, psychology, and sociology. Immigration today is a global and transnationa ..."
"At the turn of the millennium, the United States has the largest number of immigrants in its history. As a consequence, immigration has emerged once again as a subject of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. This volume brings together the dominant conceptual and theoretical work on the "New Immigration" from such disparate disciplines as anthropology, demography, psychology, and sociology. Immigration today is a global and transnationa ..."
"this collection provides an invaluable resource for students and researchers in a wide range of fields, including contemporary American history, public policy, education, sociology, political science, demographics, immigration law, ESL, ..."
"At the turn of the millennium, the United States has the largest number of immigrants in its history. As a consequence, immigration has emerged once again as a subject of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. This volume brings together the dominant conceptual and theoretical work on the "New Immigration" from such disparate disciplines as anthropology, demography, psychology, and sociology. Immigration today is a global and transnationa ..."
"At the turn of the millennium, the United States has the largest number of immigrants in its history. As a consequence, immigration has emerged once again as a subject of scholarly inquiry and policy debate. This volume brings together the dominant conceptual and theoretical work on the "New Immigration" from such disparate disciplines as anthropology, demography, psychology, and sociology. Immigration today is a global and transnationa ..."
"Henry L. Gates, Jr., Loose Canons: Notes on the Culture Wars xvi-xvii (1992).
... as do Latino writers such as Sandra Cisneros and Luis Valdez. 67. ..."
"this collection provides an invaluable resource for students and researchers in a wide range of fields, including contemporary American history, public policy, education, sociology, political science, demographics, immigration law, ESL, ..."