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Gaytan, Francisco X.; Carhill, Avary; Suarez-Orozco, Carola – Prevention Researcher, 2007
In 2000 there were 2.84 million foreign-born U.S. residents under the age of 18 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2001). Although many common themes are embodied in the immigrant experience, enormous diversity exists among newcomer families with important implications for the development and adaptation of youth. The adaptation experience of immigrant youth can…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Cultural Differences, Longitudinal Studies, Student Adjustment
Center, David B. – 1989
The exclusionary term, "social maladjustment," the definition in Public Law 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) of serious emotional disturbance, has been an enigma for special education. This paper attempts to limit the interpretation of social maladjustment in order to counter effects of such decisions as…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Disorders, Court Litigation