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Transitioning: Academic and Social Performance of African Immigrant Students in an American High School
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Njue, John; Retish, Paul – Urban Education, 2010
Student achievement data in schools are often analyzed in terms of ethnic and racial parameters. Such data categorize African immigrant students as African Americans, thus creating an impression of homogeneity within the African American racial group. Given that these immigrant students relocate to the United States with cultural backgrounds that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Diversity, Educational Opportunities, Immigrants