U.S. Immigration and Education: Cultural and Policy Issues Across the Lifespan - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826111076 ISBN 13: 9780826111074

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company, 2012

Synopsis

This handbook helps readers to both understand and craft policies to aid the successful acculturation of immigrants in the US. It is an excellent road map for researchers in immigration and education, as well as educational and developmental psychologists, sociologists, economists, and public policy makers.

An immigrant from Russia, Dr. Grigorenko weaves her first-hand experiences and strategies into this unique text. It encompasses all available research on immigration and acculturation, from new information on bilingual education to studies of low-skill versus high-skill workers.

Key Topics:

• Immigration and America: current snapshot of US immigration policy and a demographic profile
• Immigration and education: Pre-K though grade12, higher, and adult education, and the labor market
• Immigration and incorporation into society: Implications for human development, health, and policy

About this title

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About the Author

received her Ph.D. in general psychology from Moscow State University, Russia, in 1990, and her Ph.D. in developmental psychology and genetics from Yale University, U.S.A., in 1996. Currently, Dr. Grigorenko is Associate Professor of Child Studies and Psychology at Yale and Associate Professor of Psychology at Moscow State University. Dr. Grigorenko has published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and books. She has received awards for her work from five different divisions of the American Psychological Association: the Gardner Lindzey Dissertation Award in General Psychology, Sigmund Koch Early Career Award in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Berlyne Early Career Award for Creative Achievement in Psychology of the Arts, Boyd McCandless Early Career Award in Developmental Psychology, and Richard E. Snow Early Career Award in Educational Psychology. In 2004, she won the APA Distinguished Award for an Early Career Contribution to Developmental Psychology. Dr. Grigorenko's research has been funded by NIH, NSF, DOE, Cure Autism Now, the Foundation for Child Development, the American Psychological Foundation, and other federal and private sponsoring organizations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0826111076
• ISBN 13: 9780826111074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 408
• Editor: Grigorenko PhD Elena L.