ABSTRACT
The contributions to The Asian American Educational experience examine the most significant issues and concerns in the education of Asian Americans. Contributors, all leading experts in their fields, provide theoretical discussions, practical insights and recommendations, historical perspectives and an analytical context for the many issues crucial to the education of this diverse population--controversies in higher education over alleged admissions quotas, stereotypes of Asian American students as "whiz kids", Asian Americans as the "model minority", bilingual education, education of refugee and immigrant populations, educational quality and equity. Special emphasis is given to both the historic debates which have shaped the field, and the concerns and challenges facing educators of Asian American students at both the K-12 and university level.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|91 pages
Historical Perspectives on the Schooling of Asian/Pacific Americans
part 2|72 pages
Academic Achievement and the Model Minority Debate
chapter 6|20 pages
Education and the Socialization of Asian Americans
part 3|81 pages
Elementary and Secondary Educational Issues: the Challenges of Growth and Diversity
chapter 10|18 pages
Southeast Asian Refugees in American Schools
chapter 13|14 pages
The Education of White, Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese Students
part 4|144 pages
Higher Educational Issues and Experiences: Access, Representation, and Equity