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As the first volume in a series sponsored by SIG-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans of the American educational Research Association and California Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, this book sheds important light on the educational needs of Asian and Pacific American students in k- college. Each chapter illuminates the unique issues confronting Asian and Pacific Americans and provides crucial information necessary to understand how Asian and Pacific American students learn and how educational practitioners should work with Asian and Pacific students. This body of knowledge can inform researchers and practitioners, as well as policy makers, of effective instruction for Asian and Pacific American students at all levels. The series intends to be a national voice for the education of Asian and Pacific Americans, and provide an integrated view of new knowledge in the field of Asian and Pacific American education from scholar - practitioners’ perspectives.
Part I. Elementary and Secondary Educational Issues: Achievement, Family Influences, and Instructional Strategies.
Chapter 1. Educational Aspirations of Southeast Asian Students; Clara C. Park
Chapter 2. The Effectiveness of Reciprocal Teaching with Vietnamese American Students; Mai Dao
Chapter 3. Exploring Pacific Knowledge and Classroom Learning in Micronesia: The Promise of Cultural Considerations; Sharon Nelson-Barber
Chapter 4. Rethinking Multiculturalism: Attending to Indian American High School Students' Stories of Negotiating Self-representations; Nina Asher
Chapter 5. Cultural Differences in Interactions around Mathematics Tasks in Chinese American and European American Families; Carol Huntsinger, Paul Jose, David Rudden, Zupei Luo, and Dana Balsink Krieg
Chapter 6. An Ethnographic Study of Chinese American Family Involvement in Young Children's Education; Sau-Fong Siu
Chapter 7. Am I Indian, American, or Indian American? Studying the Home and School Experiences of Indian Bicultural Adolescents; Sapna Vyas
Part II. Higher Educational Issues and Experiences: Socialization and Asian American Identity Development.
Chapter 8. Socialization Experiences of Asian American Students in Professional Schools: A Case Study; Zhixin Su
Chapter 9. Korean Adopted Young Women: Gender Bias, Racial Issues, and Educational Implications; John Palmer
Chapter 10. Multiple Dimensions of Ethnic Person: Listening to Korean American College Students; Gilbert Park