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Corson, Jordan – Teachers College Press, 2023
Countless reforms and interventions have sought to improve academic outcomes for immigrant-origin students, with labels like "at-risk" rushing forth to solve the "dropout crisis." And yet, even in culturally and linguistically affirmative environments, youth still fall to the margins. Using research from a newcomer school…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Urban Schools, Student Experience, Leisure Time
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Waters, Johanna; Brooks, Rachel – Palgrave Macmillan, 2021
This book explores questions around the meaning and significance of international student migration. Framed in relation to the mobilities -- and immobilities -- of international students, the book highlights various key themes emerging from the rich interdisciplinary scholarship in this area, including socio-economic diversification in mobile…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Mobility, Socioeconomic Status, Student Diversity
Halpern, Robert – Harvard Education Press, 2013
"Youth, Education, and the Role of Society" examines the "learning landscape" currently available to American adolescents, arguing that we need to expand, enrich, and diversify the learning opportunities available to young people today. Central to the book is Robert Halpern's view that we depend too exclusively on schools to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Development, Student Needs, Adolescent Development
Church, Susan; Baskwill, Jane; Swain, Margaret – Stenhouse Publishers, 2007
In today's results-based classrooms, student engagement and fulfillment are too often left behind as teachers strive to meet external standards. This innovative book explores best practices and projects designed to meet the literacy learning needs of a diverse range of students. It is committed to connecting student knowledge, experience, and…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Learner Engagement, Best Practices, Literacy
Jones, Caroline – Open University Press, 2004
This accessible text provides guidance on the inclusion of young children with special educational needs or disabilities in a variety of early education settings. The author highlights the complexity of early identification and assessment of children described as having special educational needs. Practitioners are encouraged to consider make…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Educational Needs, Young Children, Inclusive Schools