An edition of Accommodating and educating Somali students in Minnesota schools
(2004)
Accommodating and educating Somali students in Minnesota schools
a handbook for teachers and administrators
by Mohamed Farid
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Somali Americans, Education, Somali students, Children of immigrants, Somalis, Social life and customsPlaces
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Accommodating and educating Somali students in Minnesota schools: a handbook for teachers and administrators
2004, Hamline University Press
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0972372148 9780972372145
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Table of Contents
Preface -- -- The
authors -- -- ch. 1. A
sketch of Islamic and Somali culture --
Important cultural values --
Dispelling myths about Islam --
Language --
Religion --
Islamic festivals and holidays --
Family gender roles --
Educational system -- -- ch. 2. A
brief history of Somalia --
Pre-colonial period --
Colonial period --
Independence and cold ear --
Military dictatorship --
Post-communist Somalia -- -- The
slide into anarchy --
From ravages of war to the diaspora --
Post-war trauma --
Why Minnesota? -- -- ch. 3. The
stress on Somali families in Minnesota --
Housing --
Isolation --
Finances --
Taking care of relatives --
Taking care of children --
Role reversals --
Individual responsibility --
Depression -- -- ch. 4.
Accommodating Somali students in public schools -- -- vignette 1.
Getting oriented -- -- vignette 2. A
simple handshake -- -- vignette 3.
Names -- -- vignette 4.
Pork -- -- vignette 5.
Prayer -- -- vignette 6.
Fasting -- -- vignette 7.
Physical education -- -- vignette 8.
Music class -- -- vignette 9.
Using a song in a lesson -- -- vignette 10.
Art class -- -- vignette 11.
Health class -- -- vignette 12.
Dating -- -- vignette 13.
Clothes -- -- vignette 14.
Halloween -- -- vignette 15.
Homework -- -- vignette 16.
Race -- -- vignette 17.
Gestures -- -- ch. 5.
Effects of refugee experience on Somali children --
Somali adults' explanations --
Vignettes related to classroom management and discipline -- -- vignette 1.
"They're tearing the building down!" -- -- vignette 2.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder --
More vignettes related to classroom management and discipline -- -- vignette 3.
"Allah will provide for us." -- -- vignette 4.
"I don't have to listen to you!" -- -- vignette 5.
Spanking -- -- vignette 6.
Rural vs. urban -- -- vignette 7.
"Give me that!" -- -- vignette 8.
Boys disrespecting girls -- -- vignette 9.
Crying -- -- ch. 6.
Pedagogical considerations -- -- The
need for a structures learning environment --
Skill deficits and academic assets --
Independent vs. cooperative work -- -- ch. 7.
Conclusion --
Follow-up questions and activities --
Bibliography.
Edition Notes
Originally presented as the authors' shared theses (master's, Hamline University).
Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).
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