Equity for new Canadians

ISBN-13: 9783838309378 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 236 str.

Marilyn Steinbach

Opis

Equity for new Canadians Canada agressively recruits immigrants to meet economic and demographic needs, yet recent immigrants are more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than Canadian-born citizens. This critical ethnographic work provides insights on how adult education programs might more effectively enourage young adult immigrants to successfully reach their educational and personal goals. These life portraits give an insider perspective to the experiences of some newcomers, with findings that emphasize the importance of considering differences regarding historical, political, economic and cultural environments influencing the cultural worldviews of new Canadians. This book gives general recommendations of changing assimilationist ideology at deep structural levels. Anyone working in the field of settlement policies and programs or education for immigrant populations will find this book useful and inspiring.

O autorze

Dr. Marilyn Steinbach is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Sherbrooke, Canada. She teaches cultural perspectives in second language education, intercultural education, and intercultural communication, and continues to do research on the social, linguistic and academic integration of new Canadians.