Children in the Crossfire
Author: Sally Abrahms
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Sally Abrahms
Publisher: Atheneum Books
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jim Cummins
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2000-09-22
Total Pages: 318
ISBN-13: 1853594741
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Population mobility is at an all-time high in human history. One result of this unprecedented movement of peoples around the world is that in many school systems monolingual and monocultural students are the exception rather than the rule, particularly in urban areas. This shift in demographic realities entails enormous challenges for educators and policy-makers. What do teachers need to know in order to teach effectively in linguistically and culturally diverse contexts? How long does it take second language learners to acquire proficiency in the language of school instruction? What are the differences between attaining conversational fluency in everyday contexts and developing proficiency in the language registers required for academic success? What adjustments do we need to make in curriculum, instruction and assessment to ensure that second-language learners understand what is being taught and are assessed in a fair and equitable manner? How long do we need to wait before including second-language learners in high-stakes national examinations and assessments? What role (if any) should be accorded students’ first language in the curriculum? Do bilingual education programs work well for poor children from minority-language backgrounds or should they be reserved only for middle-class children from the majority or dominant group? In addressing these issues, this volume focuses not only on issues of language learning and teaching but also highlights the ways in which power relations in the wider society affect patterns of teacher–student interaction in the classroom. Effective instruction will inevitably challenge patterns of coercive power relations in both school and society.
Author: Alcyon Ruth Fleck
Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780828014045
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Oscar was brainwashed, trained in guerrilla warfare, captured, tortured, and orphaned -- all before he was 10. His quest to find his heavenly Father and earthly father takes many unexpected twists in this true story of survival and triumph.
Author: Maureen Samms-Vaughan
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 71
ISBN-13: 9789768041203
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Laurel Holliday
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1476775338
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this remarkable second book in the Children of Conflict series, Laurel Holliday presents a powerful collection of young people's memories of growing up in the midst of the violence in Northern Ireland known as "The Troubles." "All my life I have been afraid. When it would get dark I would lie in bed and be frightened to move in case men would be outside who were going to smash the doors in with a sledge hammer and then shoot whoever is in the house as they have done before." -- Bridie Murphy, age twelve More than sixty Catholic and Protestant children, teenagers, and adults chronicle their coming-of-age experiences in the war zone, from bomb-devastated Belfast to the terrorist-ridden countryside. "It was like my head exploded. It's an experience you can't really understand -- getting shot in the head -- unless it's happened to you. -- Stephen Robinson, wounded while walking home from secondary school For the first time in thirty years there is some hope for an end to the murders and bombings that have wounded more than 40,000. But the ravages of war remain indelibly etched on the minds and souls of the generation known as children of "The Troubles."
Author: Alan Gibbons
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 2010-12-23
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 1444004018
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Set in a Northern town, where right-wingers are determined to stir up hatred and racial prejudice, CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE is about six teenagers whose lives are woven together by a series of shocking and tragic events. A British Muslim brother and sister, two Irish brothers who take different sides, and two lads out looking for trouble: all of them get caught in the crossfire. Inspired by the Oldham riots and the events of September 11th, this is a book that needed to be written. It is a chilling account of what is happening in Britain today, but as always Alan Gibbons writes with humour and understanding and is utterly on the wavelength of his many readers.
Author: Ed Cairns
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1987-08-01
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780815624219
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since the start of the current troubles, Northern Ireland's children have been the focus of much media attention. Variously portrayed as innocent victims of adult violence or unwitting accomplices in the continuing conflict, they have featured widely in the press and on television. But just how accurate is this popular image of children 'caught in crossfire'? Ed Cairns has gone behind the dramatic, headline snatching consequences of growing up in Northern Ireland to examine the more subtle, long-term effects. How do children become aware of the violence around them? How do they become involved—directly or indirectly—in it? How is their moral and political development affected by their situation? And what is it that so effectively ensures the perpetuation of the bitterness and violence between the two sections of the community from generation to generation? These and other key questions are investigated in this important book. It is essential reading for everyone concerned about children growing up in Northern Ireland.
Author: Sylvia Day
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 2016-04-05
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 1250109310
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