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African Immigrant Families in the United States

Transnational Lives and Schooling
  • ISBN-13: 9781498562096
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: LEXINGTON BOOKS
  • By Serah Shani
  • Price: AUD $212.00
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2019
  • Format: Hardback 186 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Anthropology [JHM]
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Sub-Saharan African immigrants are emerging as the new model minority in the United States, excelling in education and social mobility. In African Immigrant Families in the United States: Transnational Lives and Schooling, Serah Shani examines the socioeconomic and cultural mechanisms behind their high levels of success. Shani explores the dynamics of Ghanaian transnational immigrants' lives and portrays a complex relationship between class, context, beliefs, and cultural practices. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, sociology, education, and African studies.
Chapter 1: The New York City Ghanaian Network Village: Sociocultural Transnational lives and Identity Formation

Chapter 2: Ghanaian Transnational Migrants' Histories and Trajectories

Chapter 3: A Comparative Stance: Dualism and Ambivalences in Ghanaian Attitudes, Views and Values of schooling in NYC

Chapter 4: The Role of Religious Institutions, Community and Country of Origin Resources as Mechanisms to Education Success

Chapter 5: Community and System Forces: A Home-School Cultural and Pedagogical Interaction
Chapter 1: The New York City Ghanaian Network Village: Sociocultural Transnational lives and Identity Formation Chapter 2: Ghanaian Transnational Migrants' Histories and Trajectories Chapter 3: A Comparative Stance: Dualism and Ambivalences in Ghanaian Attitudes, Views and Values of schooling in NYC Chapter 4: The Role of Religious Institutions, Community and Country of Origin Resources as Mechanisms to Education Success Chapter 5: Parents, Children, and Teachers: A Home-School Cultural and Pedagogical Interaction
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