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02963aam a2200397Ka 4500 001 A1153572986A11E38EC2EBA8DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140218010118 008 130301s2013 mau b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2012951227 020 $a 9781612505176 020 $a 1612505171 020 $a 1612505163 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781612505169 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)828724264 040 $a MDY $c MDY $d MDY $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d TAMCT $d BWX $d IUL $d CGU $d ZLM $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 082 04 $a 373.182691 $2 23 100 1 $a Sadowski, Michael. 245 10 $a Portraits of promise : $b voices of successful immigrant students / $c Michael Sadowski ; [foreword by Carola SuaÌrez-Orozco] 260 $a Cambridge, MA : $b Harvard Education Press, $c 2013. 300 $a x, 182 p. ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Youth Development and Education series. 505 0 $a Hearing the voices of success -- Part One. Meeting on the coasts. The New York and California students -- Part Two. The portraits -- Omar / A network of relationships, carefully chosen -- Diana / Thriving through resistance -- Ricky / The power of parents -- Karla / Expanding social networks over time -- Ibrahim / The sacrifices of becoming American -- Eduardo / Turning to teachers as a sounding board -- Juanita / Putting in extra time to succeed -- Marisol / At a crossroads -- Part Three. Living up to the promise -- Recommendations for classroom and school practice -- A culture of promise? -- Interviewer's note. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-170) and index. 520 $a "By 2040, more than 30 percent of students in the United States will be immigrants or the children of immigrants. What factors can help these young people thrive in school, despite the many obstacles they face? And how can school staff best support immigrant students' academic and personal success? In Portraits of Promise, educators hear from the ultimate experts -- successful newcomer students. Drawing on the students' own stories, the book highlights the kinds of support and resources that help students engage positively with school culture, establish supportive peer networks, form strong bonds with teachers, manage competing expectations from home and school, and navigate the challenges of high-stakes testing and the college application process." -- Publisher's description. 650 0 $a Teenage immigrants $x Education (Secondary) $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Children of immigrants $x Education (Secondary) $z United States $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Linguistic minorities $x Education (Secondary) $z United States $v Case studies. 700 1 $a SuaÌrez-Orozco, Carola, $d 1957- 830 0 $a Youth Development and Education series. 941 $a 3 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724071756.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826074851.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20140218011754.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A1153572986A11E38EC2EBA8DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search