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Understanding Immigrant Children From Muslim Backgrounds: Issues And Challenges, Shamah Md-Yunus
Understanding Immigrant Children From Muslim Backgrounds: Issues And Challenges, Shamah Md-Yunus
ShamAh Md-Yunus
Immigrant children from Muslim communities come from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, speaking 60 different languages. Some of their religious beliefs, values, and practices created issues and challenges for teachers of these children. This article provides basic information about Muslim and Islamic practices, issues, and challenges Muslim immigrant children face in new country and in the school and offers some suggestions for teachers on how to understand Muslim immigrants.
Incarceration, Identity Formation, And Race In Young Adult Literature: The Case Of Monster Versus Hole In My Life, Tim Engles, Fern Kory
Incarceration, Identity Formation, And Race In Young Adult Literature: The Case Of Monster Versus Hole In My Life, Tim Engles, Fern Kory
Tim Engles
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Immigrant Parents: How To Help Your Child Succeed In School, Shamah Md-Yunus
Immigrant Parents: How To Help Your Child Succeed In School, Shamah Md-Yunus
ShamAh Md-Yunus
One of the top reasons immigrants give for coming to the United States is a desire to provide better educa- · tional and economic opportunities for their families and children. Immigrants voice this sentiment regardless of their educational level, financial standing, or country of origin. Immigrant children express the sameintentions about education and being successful in life as do non-immigrant children. Fuligni (2001) studied the educational aspirations of 10th- and 12th-grade students of immigrant parents and found that 86.9 percent of them say that "going to college is necessary for what I want to do in the future," "I need …
Childcare Practices In Three Asian Countries, Shamah Md-Yunus
Childcare Practices In Three Asian Countries, Shamah Md-Yunus
ShamAh Md-Yunus
Childcare practices such as feeding, toilet training, sleeping arrangement and discipline in three Asian countries (Chinese, Japan, and India) are compared. These countries differ from each other in culture, religion, language and ethnic makeup from Euro-American culture. The differences in childcare practices are broadly related to the differences in family values, traditions, and religions among these countries. Educational implications of sensitivity to cultural differences are also discussed.