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Herrera, Socorro G.; Porter, Lisa; Barko-Alva, Katherine – Teachers College Press, 2020
Starting from the premise that children learn better when their learning community respects their families and cultures, this thought-provoking resource shows what it means--and what it takes--to include today's diverse parents in their children's learning. Moving readers away from out-of-date practices that can potentially marginalize and devalue…
Descriptors: Parent School Relationship, Parent Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
El Yaafouri, Louise – ASCD, 2020
This book explores the effects of trauma on newcomer students and presents stress-mitigating strategies that empower these multilingual students as they transition to a new environment. Diverse insights and experiences bring high-powered learning spaces to life. However, the cultural backgrounds of newcomer students and their families can be very…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Students, Stress Management, Multilingualism
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Mosquera, Selma, Ed.; da Palma, Patrícia Jardim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Interest in the field of entrepreneurship is at an all-time high; coincidentally, migration is increasingly changing the landscape of employment. Many migrants find themselves facing challenges that entrepreneurial skills can help overcome. However, little remains explored within adult migrant education, especially within enterprises.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Immigrants, Access to Education, Adult Education
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Roxas, Kevin; Gabriel, Maria L. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2017
This article reports on findings from a year-long research project conducted during the 2012-2013 school year in a PK-12 school district, located in the Mountain West region of the United States, utilizing the Photovoice method. The findings in the project point to the important critical counter-narratives Spanish-speaking immigrant parents…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Spanish Speaking, Immigrants
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Planas, Nuria; Civil, Marta – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2009
This article centers on a professional development project with a group of high school mathematics teachers in Barcelona. The eight participating teachers taught in low-income schools with a high percentage of immigrant students. Our model of professional development is based on the involvement of the teachers as co-researchers of their local…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Mathematics Teachers, Professional Development, Immigrants
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Trueba, Enrique T. – TESOL Journal, 1998
The narratives of three Mexican immigrants to El Rincon, a fictitious name for a California town, illustrate the process of empowerment fostered by education. Narratives include those of a mother, a fourth-grade teacher, and a high school student aspiring to an engineering degree. Cultural context, working conditions, and the role of language in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Context, Educational Attitudes, Empowerment