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ERIC Number: EJ625634
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
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Acculturation and Immigrant Children: Implications for Educators.
Kurtz-Costes, Beth; Pungello, Elizabeth P.
Social Education, v64 n2 p121-25 Mar 2000
Discusses child characteristics that influence acculturation, including age at migration, language facility, gender, and personality. Considers children's contact with the new society, including living arrangements, schooling experiences, parental attitudes and behaviors, and disparity with the former society. Provides five recommendations for fostering multiculturalism. (CMK)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Age, Children, Cultural Influences, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Gender Issues, Immigrants, Language Skills, Parent Role, Social Influences, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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