Resiliency and Success : Migrant Children in the U. S.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Why Is This Study Significant? -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter I The Immigration Experience and Resiliency of Mexican Families in the United States -- The Context of Mexican Immigration -- Immigration Stressors -- School Performance of Mexican Children -- Resiliency -- Social Network Support -- External Support -- Personal Attributes -- Chapter II Migrant Farm Workers and their Children -- Role and Profile of the Migrant Farm Worker -- The Migrant Child's Educational Experience -- The Educational System -- A Compensatory Program: The Migrant Education Program -- Mid-1960s to Early 1970s: Segregated Classrooms -- Early and Mid-1970s: Segregated, Six Months, Extended Day -- Mid- and Late 1970s: Return to Segregated Classrooms -- Late 1970s to Late 1980s: Integrated/Remedial Pullout Programs -- Early 1990s to Present: Pullout Accelerated Instruction -- Present-Day Approaches: Schoolwide Projects -- Purpose of the Migrant Education Program -- Summary -- Chapter III The Struggles of the Migrant Lifestyle -- Introduction -- Belinda's Experience -- Benito's Experience -- Sonia's Experience -- Chapter IV The Family-Support and Influence -- Belinda's Biographical Data -- Benito's Biographical Data -- Sonia's Biographical Data -- Chapter V The School -- School Work Versus Field Work: Mental Versus Physical -- Belinda's School Life and Experiences -- Benito's School Life and Experiences -- Sonia's School Life and Experiences -- Chapter VI The Mentors-Environmental Resources -- The Human Connection: "You can! I will help you" -- Belinda's Mentors: "If it hadn't been for you" -- Benito's Mentor: "He turned my life around" -- Sonia's Mentors: "They were always encouraging us to do our best" -- Chapter VII The Present-Success Against All Odds -- Belinda.

Belinda's View of Success and Reflection -- Benito -- Benito's Views of Success and Reflection -- Sonia -- Sonia's Views of Success and Reflection -- Destiny's Architect -- Belinda: "I could do anything I really wanted to do" -- Benito: "I'm going to show them because I don't like to lose" -- Sonia: "I'll show you I can make it, and I will" -- Chapter VIII Analysis of Central Research Questions -- Related Themes -- Stressors: Sociocultural Factors -- Mobility -- Poverty -- Ethnic and Language Minority Status -- Children's Need to Work -- Family Income and Composition -- Educational and Occupational Status -- Substandard Housing -- Absence of Learning Materials -- Personal Characteristics: Personal Resources -- Sonia -- Belinda -- Benito -- Support: Environmental Resources -- Family Support -- School Support -- Expectations and Caring -- Family Expectations -- Caring Families -- School Expectations -- Coping Strategies -- Chapter IX Lessons Learned about Critical Ethnography and Pedagogy -- This Ethnographic Research Project -- Lessons Learned from the Study -- Critical Ethnography -- A Vygotskian Pedagogy of Hope -- Concluding Thoughts -- Appendix -- Belinda -- Benito -- Sonia -- References -- Index -- About the Authors.

This book elucidates the amazing life journeys of academically successful migrant students. Offering vivid case studies of successful students, this book helps teachers, education students, and researchers understand the factors that lead to success by minority language children.

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