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Making Schools a Welcoming Place for Immigrant Students

Ross (2023) published “Making Schools a Welcoming Place for Immigrant Students: How educators can help newcomers in the classroom” in Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) Usable Knowledge. I am presenting the article with minimal editing because it is very important and offers helpful links to other resources:

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Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

Solidarity with those who are different

Here, I summarize four articles related to understanding those different from the self. The first article, which is available in full text, has the longest summary: Scott, Ash, Immel, Liebeck, Devine & Shutts (2022) published “Engaging White Parents to Address Their White Children's Racial Biases in the Black-White Context” in Child Development. Here’s the edited article:

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Karen Nelson Karen Nelson

Are victims of bullying primarily social outcasts?

Kaufman, Laninga-Wijnen & Lodder (2022) published “Are Victims of Bullying Primarily Social Outcasts? Person-group dissimilarities in relational, socio-behavioral, and physical characteristics as predictors of victimization” in Child Development. I like this study because it reminds us of the value of an “it all depends” approach to understanding bullying.

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