Arab American Parents' Perceptions of Their Children's Experience in the USA: A Qualitative Study

Autor/in	Ahmad, Jamal
Titel	Arab American Parents' Perceptions of Their Children's Experience in the USA: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 187 (2017) 7, S.1228-1238 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2016.1163690
Schlagwörter	Arabs; North Americans; Acculturation; Interviews; Parent Attitudes; School Psychologists; Immigrants; Semitic Languages; Translation; Social Adjustment; Emotional Adjustment; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Coding; Qualitative Research; Technological Literacy; Barriers; Elementary Secondary Education; Well Being; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arab; Araber; Akkulturation; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Elternverhalten; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Soziale Anpassung; Emotionale Anpassung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Codierung; Programmierung; Qualitative Forschung; Technisches Wissen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to examine Arab American parents' perceptions of difficulties their children experience in the USA. Both Arab American children born outside the USA who later moved to the country and children born in the USA to Arab parents were examined. Fifty Arab American families were interviewed in two areas in the State of Michigan. Data were translated from Arabic to English, and then analysed according to specific themes. Results revealed that the most common difficulties are language acquisition and emotional and social adjustments. The least frequent problem is using technology. Additionally, results showed that children who live in concentrated populations of Arab immigrants have fewer problems than those who live in less concentrated areas. The implications of results for educators, school psychologists and new Arab immigrants are presented. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01