How teachers' values affect their evaluation of children of immigrants: Findings from Islamic and public schools

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 463-473

  Sirin, Selcuk R ^a   Ryce, Patrice ^a   Mir, Madeeha ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children of immigrants; Cultural incongruence; Islamic schools; Muslim students; Teacher expectations; Teacher values

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450235271     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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