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Horgan, Goretti – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2009
There is little information about, and understanding of, how children from families living in poverty experience school, as opposed to children from better-off families. This paper is based on the views of children aged 5-11 in schools across Northern Ireland, UK. It argues that family poverty impacts on every aspect of a child's experience of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Children, Student Attitudes, Preadolescents
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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