Special Resource Material Developed by the Center


Title: Immigrant Children and Youth: Enabling Their Success at School (Policy Brief)

Description: 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.

Access at:   http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/immigrant.pdf  84kb, 20pp