African Immigrant Families in the United States: Transnational Lives and Schooling

Serah Shani

doi:10.5771/9781498562102

Summary

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.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2018
Copyright year: 2018
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4985-6209-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4985-6210-2
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 144
Product type: Book Titles

1. Copyright page No access
2. Contents No access
3. List of Figures and Tables No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. Introduction No access
1. Ghanaian Network Village in New York City No access
2. Conclusion No access
1. Immigration Explanations No access
2. Conclusion No access
3. Note No access
1. Ghanaian Parents’ Comparative Stance No access
2. Comparing New York City Public Schools with Ghanaian Schools No access
3. Behavior: School, Home, and Society No access
4. Conclusion No access
1. The Construction of a Disciplined Child No access
2. Conclusion No access
1. Home-School Relations: An Overview No access
2. Parents’ Perspectives of and Discourses about Home-School Relations No access
3. Rules and Regulations at Home and within Public Schools No access
4. Variations of Standards: Freedom versus Sanctions No access
5. Academic Achievement: Parents’ and Teachers’ Evaluations No access
6. Conclusion No access
1. The Advantage of Networks No access
2. The Impact of Immigrant Parents’ Socioeconomic Status and Education on their Children’s Academic Achievement No access
3. The Influence of Parents’ Cultural Beliefs and Childrearing Practices on their Children’s Academic Success No access
4. Immigration Status and Educational Opportunity No access
5. Further Implications No access
References No access Pages 119 - 134
Index No access Pages 135 - 142
About the Author No access Pages 143 - 144