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Published: 1st January 2001
ISBN: 9781931576284
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Published: 1st January 2001As the first volume in the series sponsored by SIG-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans of the American Educational Research Association and California Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, this book sheds important light on the educational issues and needs of Asian and Pacific American students in k- college. Each chapter illuminates the unique educational issues of Asian and Pacific Americans and provides crucial information necessary to understand how Asian and Pacific American students learn, how educational practitioners should work with Asian and Pacific students, and the outcomes we can expect from various programs in Asian and Pacific American education. This body of knowledge can inform researchers and practitioners, as well as policy makers of effective instruction for Asian and Pacific American students at all levels. The series intend to be a national voice for the education of Asian and Pacific Americans, and provide an integral view of new knowledge in the field of Asian and Pacific American education from scholarly and educational practitioners' perspectives.
| Preface | p. v |
| Elementary and Secondary Educational Issues: Achievement, Family influences, and Instructional Strategies | |
| Educational Aspirations of Southeast Asian Students | p. 1 |
| The Effectiveness of Reciprocal Teaching with Vietnamese American Students | p. 21 |
| Exploring Pacific Knowledge and Classroom Learning in Micronesia: The Promise of "Cultural Considerations" | p. 41 |
| Rethinking Multiculturalism: Attending to Indian American High School Students' Stories of Negotiating Self-representations | p. 55 |
| Cultural Differences in Interactions around Mathematics Tasks in Chinese American and European American Families | p. 75 |
| An Ethnographic Study of Chinese American Family Involvement in Young Children's Education | p. 105 |
| Am I Indian, American, or Indian American? Studying the Home and School Experiences of Indian Bicultural Adolescents | p. 129 |
| Higher Educational Issues and Experiences: Socialization and Asian American Identity Development | |
| Socialization Experiences of Asian American Students in Professional Schools: A Case Study | p. 155 |
| Korean Adopted Young Women: Gender Bias, Racial Issues, and Educational Implications | p. 177 |
| Multiple Dimensions of Ethnic Person: Listening to Korean American College Students | p. 205 |
| About the Authors | p. 225 |
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ISBN: 9781931576284
ISBN-10: 1931576289
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 236
Published: 1st January 2001
Publisher: Information Age Publishing
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 1.2
Weight (kg): 0.34
