title: Understanding immigrants, schooling, and school psychology: Contemporary science and practice.
abstract: Immigration into the United States is a particularly salient topic of current contemporary educational, social, and political discussions. The school-related needs of immigrant children and youth can be well served by rigorous research and effective school psychology preservice training and preparation. This overview highlights key definitions, demographic statistics, and current resources related to immigration in U.S. society. This special topic section on understanding immigrants, schooling, and school psychology features articles relevant to this important topic. We conclude with a call for this effort to serve as a springboard for future discussions, scholarship, and school psychology training in preparing practitioners for serving children who are immigrants. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, College of Education, University of Missouri.
authors.forename: Craig L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Frisby
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
authors.forename: Shane R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jimerson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011364:Professional Practice; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D012036:Refugees; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States