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Author Vargas-Reighley, Rosalva Vega, 1961-

Title Bi-cultural competence and academic resilience among immigrants / Rosalva Vega Vargas-Reighley
Published New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 211 pages) : illustrations
Series The new Americans
New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Contents The relationship of bicultural competence and academic resilience -- The value of academic resilience -- The construction of bicultural competence -- Stress, coping and context -- Cross cultural research -- Between group comparisons -- Results -- Toward a model of drop-out intervention
Summary "The New Americans explores recent immigration and related changes in American society from the perspectives of sociology, anthropology, education, history, political science, psychology, economics, and law. Together the books help us to understand how immigration is changing the United States."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Teenage immigrants -- California
Teenagers with social disabilities -- California
Acculturation -- California
Academic achievement -- Social aspects -- California
Resilience (Personality trait) -- California
Home and school -- California
EDUCATION -- Secondary.
Academic achievement -- Social aspects
Acculturation
Home and school
Resilience (Personality trait)
Teenage immigrants
Teenagers with social disabilities
California
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2005004911
ISBN 1593321732
9781593321734
9781593320645
1593320647
Other Titles Bicultural competence and academic resilience among immigrants