A Comparative Study of the Initial Adjustment of Immigrant Schoolchildren in Australia.

Taft, Ronald

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Publication Date: 1979

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A Comparative Study of the Initial Adjustment of Immigrant Schoolchildren in Australia.

Taft, Ronald

International Migration Review, v13 n1 p71-80 Spr 1979

This study investigates the nature of the stresses on immigrant schoolchildren and the degree and type of maladjustments which become evident. Also considered is the relationship between ease of adjustment for the three national groups under study and their facility with the English language. (Author/EB)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Essays, Immigrants, Non English Speaking, Social Adjustment, Student Adjustment, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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