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Portraits of Promise
Michael Sadowski
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Description for Portraits of Promise
Paperback. "Portraits of Promise "provides teachers with the tools they need to help immigrant students succeed. The book observes four students and explores the different support systems, resources, and educators that improved these immigrant student outcomes." Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. What factors can help these young people thrive in school, despite the many obstacles they face? And how can school staff best support immigrant students' academic and personal success? In Portraits of Promise, educators hear from the ultimate experts--successful newcomer students who have been in the United States for five years or less.
Drawing on the students' own stories, the book highlights the kinds of support and resources that help students engage positively with school culture, establish supportive peer ... Read more
By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. What factors can help these young people thrive in school, despite the many obstacles they face? And how can school staff best support immigrant students' academic and personal success? In Portraits of Promise, educators hear from the ultimate experts--successful newcomer students who have been in the United States for five years or less.
Drawing on the students' own stories, the book highlights the kinds of support and resources that help students engage positively with school culture, establish supportive peer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard Educational Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9781612505169
SKU
V9781612505169
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Ref
99-3
About Michael Sadowski
Michael Sadowski is an assistant professor of education at Bard College, USA. He is the editor of Adolescents at School: Perspectives on Youth, Identity, and Education and Teaching Immigrant and Second-Language Students: Strategies for Success, and the author of In a Queer Voice: Journeys of Resilience from Adolescence to Adulthood.
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