Composing Storylines of Possibilities – Immigrant and Refugee Families Navigati…

Composing Storylines of PossibilitiesImmigrant and Refugee Families Navigating School\nAuthor(s): Martha J. Strickland\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781648027161, 978-1648027161\nSynopsis\nIn this book, internationally migrant families invite us to listen to the storylines of their mostly muted voices as they navigate the local schools in their new cultural context. They call us to hear them as they grapple with issues they encounter. They implore us to feel like an outsider and see the school as a foreign culture with language and communication barriers. The book is organized to enhance this carework. Each chapter begins with a vignette that includes the voices of one or more members of international migrating families, while introducing the context of the chapter. At the end of each chapter readers will find specific implications to consider. These are constructed with preservice teachers, practic.