Coming of political age : American schools and the civic development of immigrant youth /
"As one of the fastest-growing segments of the American population, the children of immigrants are poised to reshape the country's political future. The massive rallies for immigration rights in 2006 and the recent push for the DREAM Act, both heavily supported by immigrant youth, signal t...
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New York :
Russell Sage Foundation,
[2013]
New York : ©2013 |
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Table of Contents:
- High Schools and the Future of Our Democracy
- Immigration, U.S. Schools, and the Changing Youth Vote with Molly Dondero
- Adolescents' Families, Schools, and Communities: Shaping Political Engagement in Young Adulthood
- Children of Immigrants and Their Schools
- Academic Opportunity and Stratification Among Children of Immigrants and Children of Native-Born Parents
- Social Science Preparation and the Adolescent Children of Immigrants
- Schools and the Political Participation of Children of Immigrants
- Conclusions and Implications: Adolescent Children of Immigrants and Their Schools