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Cross-Cultural Experiences of Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Canada [electronic resource] : Challenges and Opportunities for Schooling / by Xiaohong Chi.

By:

Chi, Xiaohong [author.]

Contributor(s):

SpringerLink (Online service)

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Intercultural Reciprocal Learning in Chinese and Western EducationPublisher: Cham : 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: XV, 233 p. 1 illus. online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9783030469771

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Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:

370.116 23
370.9 23

LOC classification:

LB43

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Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Cross-Cultural Perspectives on the Chinese Immigrant Parents' Experience -- 3. Multi-Faceted Stories of Chinese Immigrant Families -- 4. Inter-generational Relationships -- 5. Encounter with Canadian Schools -- 6. Interaction with Other Chinese Immigrant Parents -- 7. Major Findings -- 8. Conclusion.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This volume explores cross-cultural encounters with schooling among Chinese immigrant mothers in Canada. Using a narrative inquiry approach, the author sets out to spotlight the challenges facing immigrant parents and students as they begin to integrate into Western society and culture, specifically focusing on aspects of their experience including the intergenerational relationship between students and parents, home-school relations, and interactions with other Chinese immigrant parents. Chapters address intercultural differences as a reference point for understanding immigrant parents' views on schooling, moral education, and parenting practices.

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This volume explores cross-cultural encounters with schooling among Chinese immigrant mothers in Canada. Using a narrative inquiry approach, the author sets out to spotlight the challenges facing immigrant parents and students as they begin to integrate into Western society and culture, specifically focusing on aspects of their experience including the intergenerational relationship between students and parents, home-school relations, and interactions with other Chinese immigrant parents. Chapters address intercultural differences as a reference point for understanding immigrant parents' views on schooling, moral education, and parenting practices.

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