The Education of Immigrant Children - 9781138064676

Taylor & Francis

About this Item\n\nThe item is a book hardback or cased book\nThe Author Name is Cropley, A. J.\nThe Title is The Education of Immigrant Children: A Social-Psychological Introduction\n\nCondition New\n\nOther Comments\nEdition Number - 0001. Pages Count - 210. Binding type - Hardcover. \nContent Language - English\nCategory - EDUCATION / General\n\nProduct Description -\nOriginally published in 1983. This book concentrates on the psychological factors within immigrants and on the importance of these for relations with locals and for education. It argues that immigrants experience a state of estrangement from both their own societies and from the receiving society. The educational effects of this manifest themselves partly in poor achievement, partly in poor behaviour and in dropping out of society. These are seen as the results of a diminished self-worth, a feeling of being pre-programmed to failure, and of being outsiders. This study develops a psychological model of the state of af1