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Fitts, Shanan; McClure, Greg – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2015
The increased visibility of immigrant communities in the southeastern United States coupled with the economic recession has led to a proliferation of anti-immigrant policies and contributed to a climate which positions Latin@ immigrants and the Spanish language as foreign or threatening. In this article, we examine language ideologies related to…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Hispanic Americans, Qualitative Research
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Chhuon, Vichet – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
In response to a literature that has paid limited attention to the complex representations of Cambodian students, this article investigated the ways in which Cambodian male youth were problematized in school through Discourses that presented them as apathetic students and/or gang members at one California high school. In this study, the ways in…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Males, Social Bias, Negative Attitudes
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Oller, Judith; Vila, Ignasi; Zufiaurre, Benjamin – Race, Ethnicity and Education, 2012
In multilingual schools students have diverse identities, cultural backgrounds, perceptions, capacities and linguistic experiences. The space for teaching and learning is also mediated by stereotypes and prejudices associated with this diversity. Diversity, stereotypes and prejudices shape how teachers and learners operate in a world of complex…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Negative Attitudes, School Involvement, Multilingualism
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Brown, Christia Spears – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2011
The current study examined 5 to 11-year-old European American children's (N = 90) attitudes regarding immigrants, immigration policy, and what it means to be an American. The majority of children in the sample (from a predominantly European American community) held strong American identities and had distinct ideas about what it means to be an…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, White Students, Mexican Americans
Seidner, Stanley S. – 1976
This report concentrates on the problems associated with the negative image of the historical, social, and cultural backgrounds of Polish immigrants to the United States. It provides a perspective on the problems this immigrant group encountered in establishing and maintaining its cultural identity. Specific problems with negative stereotyping,…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Culture Conflict
Christiansen, Juliette M.; And Others – 1982
A product of the three-year West Indian Project of the Family Service Association in Toronto, this book seeks to share with helping professionals insights into Caribbean cultures and some significant issues that impede or facilitate working with West Indians. The first chapter outlines the historical development of the Caribbean, focusing on the…
Descriptors: Black History, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship, Counselor Role
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology