Immigration and Schooling: Redefining the 21st Century America (Critical Constructions: Studies on Education and Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1623968925 ISBN 13: 9781623968922

Publisher: Information Age Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

At the time of Obama's draconian anti-immigrant policies leading to massive deportation of undocumented, poor immigrants of color, there could not be a more timely and important book than this edited volume, which critically examines ways in which immigration, race, class, language, and gender issues intersect and impact the life of many immigrants, including immigrant students. This book documents the journey, many success-stories, as well as stories that expose social inequity in schools and U.S. society. Further, this book examines issues of social inequity and resource gaps shaping the relations between affluent and poor-working class students, including students of color. Authors in this volume also critically unpack anti-immigrant policies leading to the separation of families and children. Equally important, contributors to this book unveil ways and degree to which xenophobia and linguicism have affected immigrants, including immigrant students and faculty of color, in both subtle and overt ways, and the manner in which many have resisted these forms of oppression and affirmed their humanity. Lastly, chapters in this much-needed and well-timed volume have pointed out the way racism has limited life chances of people of color, including students of color, preventing many of them from fulfilling their potential succeeding in schools and society at large.

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About the Author

Touorizou Herve Some, Ripon College, USAPierre W. Orelus, New Mexico State University, USACurry Stephenson Malott, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, USABrad J. Porfilio, Lewis University in Romeoville, IL, USAMarc Pruyn, Monash University, USA

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1623968925
• ISBN 13: 9781623968922
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 182
• Editor: Somé Touorizou Hervé, Orelus Pierre W.