Overview
- Examines discrimination and its effects on adolescents of Arab descent in the United States
- Addresses developmental and mental health difficulties of Arab American youth and describes their unique experiences at school
- Explores strategies for increasing inclusivity of Arab American students across educational settings
- Provides interventions designed to enhance the well-being and academic success of Arab American youth
Part of the book series: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development (ARAD)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Keywords
- Academic success and Arab American students
- Communities and Arab American adolescents
- Culture, race and Arab American communities
- Development and Arab descent youth
- Discrimination and Arab American students
- Educational practices, policy, Arab American youth
- Ethnic identity and Arab American youth
- Families and Arab American youth
- Mental health issues and Arab American teenagers
- Multicultural education paradigm, Arab Americans
- Peers and Arab American youth
- Racial identity and Arab Americans
- Rejection-identification model, Arab American youth
- Schools and Arab American students
- Self-concept and Arab American youth
- Social identity theory and Arab American youth
- Social policy and Arab American youth
- Stereotyping and Arab American youth
- Stigma hypothesis and Arab American students
- Symbolic interaction theory, Arab American students
About this book
This book examines the implications of discrimination in Arab American youth with a focus on K-12 school systems. It begins with an introduction to Arab American youth and their experiences in the education system. The book follows with an overview regarding historical contributions of discrimination and the history of discrimination against Arabs in America, including the education system. It then presents relevant theoretical perspectives regarding discrimination and developmental processes. The book examines research specific to Arab American youth, identifies research limitations, and provides strategies on how to strengthen methodological approaches to better inform research, practice, and policy. It concludes by offering strategies for improving educational practice and policy and recommendations for interventions designed to enhance developmental health of Arab American youth in schools.
Key areas of coverage include:
- Arab American youth, development, and discrimination in America.
- Discrimination in the K-12 educational system.
- Self-concept, ethnic identity, well-being and discrimination among Arab American youth.
Dr. Tabbah has written a book that is well overdue … she provides a blueprint for moving forward in education as well as in policy development that can be transformative for Arab-American youth.
Antoinette Miranda, Professor of School Psychology, The Ohio State University
This book is a valuable contribution given the nascent literature on the experiences of Arab youth and the significant impact of discrimination on their schooling.
Desiree Vega, Associate Professor of School Psychology, University of Arizona
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Arab American Youth
Book Subtitle: Discrimination, Development, and Educational Practice and Policy
Authors: Rhonda Tabbah
Series Title: Advancing Responsible Adolescent Development
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66804-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66803-7Published: 28 March 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-66806-8Published: 29 March 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-66804-4Published: 27 March 2021
Series ISSN: 2195-089X
Series E-ISSN: 2195-0903
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 185
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Developmental Psychology, Social Work, Public Health