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Book SynopsisImproving the educational success of the children of Mexican immigrants is crucial to the future prospects of these children as well as to the American population at large. This book documents how various aspects of these children's lives help or hinder their learning in elementary school.
Trade Review"This study provides a valuable new perspective on the degree to which the effects of immigrant status are limited by socioeconomic status in Mexican immigrant families." --
CHOICE"Insightful, analytically sophisticated, and beautifully written,
Mexican Roots, American Schools provides rich insights into characteristics of children and the contexts of development that serve to influence their transitions into elementary school. Highly recommended for anyone interestedin understanding critical intervention points that could better the educational trajectories of Mexican-origin children." -- Carola Surez-Orozco * Steinhardt School of Education, New York University, author of
Children of Immigration *
"With immigration across the Mexican border at the center of national policy debates, it is appropriate that someone ask "what of the children?" Crosnoe's book focuses a spotlight on the family and school conditions of Mexican immigrant children. If nothing changes, the patterns documented in
Mexican Roots anticipate deepening inequality in our society and challenges for Mexican immigrant children, their families, and their communities. But Crosnoe's message also is a hopeful one.
Mexican Roots is a good, if sobering, read, recommended to anyone interested in the well-being of immigrant children specifically or in understanding schools as an engine for social mobility more generally." -- Karl Alexander * Johns Hopkins University *
"Immigration is transforming the race-ethnic landscape of American schools, and the children of Mexican immigrants are the leading edge of this change. Their success in school and the resulting opportunities in adulthood will have profound implications across American society. This book is likely to become the classic study on the determinants of school achievement among young children of Mexican immigrants." -- Donald J. Hernandez, University at Albany, SUNY, Former Special Assistant * U.S. Bureau of the Census *
Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments 1. American Dreams for a New Generation 2. Studying Children from Mexican Immigrant Families 3. Looking at Three Domains of Child Development 4. Exploring Three Contexts of Child Development 5. The High Stakes of Early Learning in Math 6. What Have We Learned? 7. Where Do We Go From Here? Epilogue Appendix Notes References Index
