Educating Greek Americans

Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Pathways
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-39826-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 398 g

This edited collection considers Greek American formal and informal educational efforts, institutions, and programs, broadly conceived, as they evolved over time throughout the United States. The book’s focus on Greek Americans aims to highlight the vast array of educational responses to local needs and contexts as this distinct, yet, heterogeneous immigrant community sought to maintain its linguistic, cultural, and religious heritage for over one hundred years. The chapters in this volume amend the scholarly literature that thus far has not only overlooked Greek American educational initiatives, but has also neglected to recognize and analyze the community’s persistence in sustaining them. This book is an important contribution to an understanding of Greek Americans’ long overdue history as a significant diaspora community within an American context.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zervas, Theodore G.

Soumakis, Fevronia K.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Religionspädagogik, Religionsdidaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Östliche & Orientalische Orthodoxe Kirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Educating Greek Americans.- 2. Greek Orthodox Education: Challenges and Adaptations in New York City Schools.- 3. The First Educational Books for Greek Children in America.- 4. Considering the "Socratic Method" When Teaching he Odyssey and Iliad at the Socrates and Koraes Greek American Schools.- 5. Breaking the Traditional Greek School Mold: The Case of the Aristotle GSL Program.- 6. An American and Greek Language Integrated Curriculum for A Dual Language Immersion Program: The Case of Odyssey Charter School.- 7. Promoting Heritage, Ethnicity, and Cultural Identity in Diasporic Communities: The Case of the Heritage Greece Program.- 8. Conclusion: When We Were Greek.

Über Autor(innen)

Fevronia K. Soumakis is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Queens College, The City University of New York, USA. She received her PhD in the History and Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA.

Theodore G. Zervas is Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Masters of Arts in Teaching program at North Park University, USA. His previous publications include Formal and Informal Education during the Rise of Greek Nationalism: Learning to be Greek (2017) and The Making of a Modern Greek Identity: Education, Nationalism, and the Teaching of a Greek National Past (2012).