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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Apr
Pages: 20
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Immigrant Children and Youth: Enabling Their Success at School. A Center Policy Brief
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA
A great deal has been written about immigrant children and youth. This brief focuses on implications for school improvement policy and practice. Discussed are (1) different reasons families migrate, (2) concerns that arise related to immigrant students, (3) prevailing school practices for addressing immigrant concerns, (4) a framework for broadening what schools and communities do, and (5) implications for policy. (Contains 2 exhibits and 6 resources.)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Immigrants, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Mental Health, Health Services, Refugees, Family School Relationship, Poverty, Economic Opportunities, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Program Development, Intervention, Student Needs, Language Proficiency
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA. Department of Psychology, Franz Hall, 405 Hilgard Avenue, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563. Tel: 310-825-3634; Fax: 310-206-8716; e-mail: smhp@ucla.edu; Web site: http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Mental Health in Schools
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