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1 online resource (xxii, 151 pages) |
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Intercultural reciprocal learning in Chinese and Western education |
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Intercultural reciprocal learning in Chinese and Western education
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| Contents |
Intro; Series Editor's Introduction; The Series and East-West Contrasting Educational Narratives; Series Objectives and Contribution to Knowledge; Foreword; Preface; What Does It Mean to Be an Arab-Canadian?; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Arab Migration-From East to West; Peoples of the Arab World; Arab-Canadians; A Journey in Transition Between the East and the West; An Inquiry Into Arab Newcomer Youths' Cross-Cultural Schooling Narratives; Understanding Lived Experience Through Stories; Narrative Inquiry Fieldwork; School Fieldwork; A Road Map Through the Book's Core Life Stories |
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Why Students from Only Specific Arab Countries?References; Chapter 2: Living the Inquiry; Narrative Inquiry Methodology and Modes of Thinking and Knowing; Research Boundaries; Conceptual Framework; Narrative Framework Design; Negotiation of Entry Into Research Field-Participatory Involvement; References; Chapter 3: Between Canada and Somalia; The Return of the Elmis-An Astronaut Family1; Meeting the Elmi Family; Getting Acquainted; Visiting the Elmi Family at Home; Dana and Monem Start the Elmi Family; The Elmi Family's Transnational Living Arrangements; Safa's Elementary Schooling in Somalia |
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Safa's High Schooling in SomaliaSafa's School Troubles in Somalia; The Decision to Bring the Family Back to Canada; The Elmi Family Returns to Canada; Safa's High Schooling in Canada; The Journey Continues; Working Round the Clock; Silence at School; Mathematics Nightmares!; Getting Support at School; Becoming Engaged; Author's Reflections; Reference; Chapter 4: In Search of Peace and Safety; The Hadad Family Escapes War; Meeting the Hadad Family; The Hadads' Life in Syria; Basel's Schooling in Syria; The Hadad Family is Forced to Leave Home; The Hadad Family Arrives in Canada |
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Basel's Schooling in CanadaAuthor's Reflections; Chapter 5: A Life Journey; Deema's Initial Struggles; Meeting Deema at QEHS; Deema's Life Before Immigration; Deema's Family Arrives in Canada; Author's Reflections; Chapter 6: Life in Transition; Laura's Persistence and Optimism; Meeting Laura at St. Mary's; Laura's Transitional Life Between Iraq and Syria Before Immigration; Immigration to Canada; Author's Reflections; Chapter 7: Overlapping Trajectories in Newcomer Youths' Narratives in Spheres in Transition; Spheres of Experience in Transition; Common World: Shared Spheres |
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Growing Diversity and Changing SpheresImpactful Implementation: The Insider Perspective; Examining the Fine Details in the Bigger Picture; Diversity and Reciprocal Learning; Through the Voice of Student Narratives: The Intersecting Spheres of Family and Education; Predominant Roles of Parents; Fathers' Roles in Leading the Family; Irreplaceable Roles of Mothers; Role Modeling: Educational Attainment and Cultural Ties; Sense of Belonging and Schooling Experience; References; Chapter 8: Making Educational Meaning of Arab Immigrant Students' Cross-Cultural High Schooling Experiences |
| Summary |
"There are few books that illuminate deeply the value of youth voice during this momentous time in education, with its centrality on Canadian diversity, new immigration, culture, and identity across and betwixt nations. This volume focuses on four Arab newcomer youths and their stories of school and home, from their realities of relocation to their refugee and immigration experiences-all while they navigate their place in the world. The voices, laid out with meticulous accuracy and stylistic prose by the author, capture what is vital for educators of every discipline to hear and know, towards a more open mindset and fresh practice in all schools globally."--Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker, Professor, Faculty of Education, Brock University, Canada "Elkord analyses the narratives of a number of students, giving the reader a rare glimpse into the lives of immigrant youths both at school and at home. The reader learns of their challenges, hopes, and fears. The result is a study that would be useful for educators and policy-makers concerned with issues of diversity and inclusiveness in today's rapidly evolving school environment." -Tom P. Najem, Professor of Political Science, University of Windsor, Canada This book presents Arab immigrant youths' voices through storytelling that reveals the challenges and achievements they experience at school and at home in a Canadian educational context. While Arab immigration to Canada dates back to the late eighteenth century, Canada has witnessed a significant rise in Arab immigration rates over the last twenty-five years, marking the fastest growth among all immigrant groups. These stories highlight the complexity of Arab-Canadian youths' cross-cultural schooling experiences and provide valuable opportunities for reciprocal learning among all stakeholders in Canadian schools. With an educator's vision, Elkord foregrounds the tensions between Arab youths' home and school experiences to help build bridges and make high school less opaque to Arab immigrant students and their parents, while offering insights into multicultural education and resources for teacher education |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 27, 2019) |
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Arab students -- Education -- Canada
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Arab students -- Canada -- Social conditions
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Teenage immigrants -- Education -- Canada
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Education.
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Curriculum planning & development.
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Migration, immigration & emigration.
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Cultural studies.
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Education -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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Education -- Curricula.
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Social Science -- Emigration & Immigration.
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Social Science -- General.
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Education -- Comparative.
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Teenage immigrants -- Education
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Canada
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030144203 |
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3030144208 |
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