Immigrant Students : Perspectives, Opportunities and Challenges

This compilation delves into the attitudes of teachers in the Greek educational system concerning their cooperation with the parents of newcomers through a questionnaire employed as a quantitative tool and results analyzed through a statistical analysis. In one study, the authors examine DREAMers'' motivations for attending college and for persisting throughout the college application process. Particular attention is paid to their parents'' influence during this process. Practices that teachers can use for promoting immigrant students'' social relationships and participation are described using research took place in North-Finland and included immigrant students from a variety of countries. The closing study examines acculturation, a process resulting in the imprinting of the host culture on the non-native culture.