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The New Americans describes the life of immigrants and transnationals in the Lower Rio Grande Valley where poverty is the 'training ground' for people's resilience and capacity to adapt to different social and economic settings. At the heart of their ability to survive and succeed is their ability to form a strong personal and ethnic identity that allows them to accommodate new life styles without losing their self-respect. Trueba shows how the resilience and diverse cultural experiences of transnationals and immigrants enable them to succeed in school and in their work and communities. Trueba articulates Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy with the sociohistorical school of psychology led by Vygotsky, theories that are complementary and enhanced by the analysis of instructional activities. The book is enriched by exercises suggested at the end of each chapter, by a glossary, and by questions for final examinations that permit instructors to measure student proficiency.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 1 The Social and Cultural Context of Life in the Valley
Chapter 3 2 Immigration and the Transnational Experience
Chapter 4 3 Ethnic Identity Formation of Immigrants and Transnationals: The Struggle for Liberation in America
Chapter 5 4 Liberation and Cognitive Development: A Vygotskian Approach to the Empowerment of Immigrants and Transnationals
Chapter 6 5 A Case Study of Educational Leadership
Chapter 7 6 Resilience and Educational Leadership
Chapter 8 7 Building a New America With Immigrants and Transnationals: "With Equity and Justice for All"
Part 9 Appendix: Trueba's Life as an Ethnographer
Part 10 Glossary
Part 11 Selected Bibliography of Henry Trueba
Part 12 Index
Product details
| Published | 03 Mar 2004 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 294 |
| ISBN | 9780742528833 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Dimensions | 235 x 162 mm |
| Series | Immigration and the Transnational Experience Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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