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Succeeding from the margins of Canadian society : a strategic resource for new immigrants, refugees and international students Cover Image Book Book

Succeeding from the margins of Canadian society : a strategic resource for new immigrants, refugees and international students

Adu-Febiri, Francis 1956- (Author). Ofori, Everett, 1963- (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781926585277
  • ISBN: 1926585275
  • Physical Description: print
    xvii, 199 p. ; 26 cm.
  • Publisher: British Columbia : CCB Pub., c2009.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-194) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction: recial/ethnic minorities in Canadian society: constraints, successes and possibilities -- Being chocolate in a vanilla world: sht story of Margaret Matthews -- Pt. 1: Connecting to the mainstream Canadian society. 1. Oh! Canada -- 2. Successful racial and cultural minorities -- 3. Going for the gold -- 4. Barriers to minority success: ethnocentrism -- 5. Barriers to minority success: racism, identity and diversity -- 6. Let's talk about S- solutions -- 7. Making Canada your home -- 8. Why you should keep your chin up -- 9. Canadian higher educational credentials as an imperative -- 10. Smart goal setting and why -- Reminders and resources --
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Also available in electronic format.

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  • 1 of 2 copies available at Camosun College Library.

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Lansdowne Library FC 104 A38 2009 (Text) 26040002963011 Main Collection Volume hold Mending -
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300 . ‡axvii, 199 p. ; ‡c26 cm.
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5050 . ‡aIntroduction: recial/ethnic minorities in Canadian society: constraints, successes and possibilities -- Being chocolate in a vanilla world: sht story of Margaret Matthews -- Pt. 1: Connecting to the mainstream Canadian society. 1. Oh! Canada -- 2. Successful racial and cultural minorities -- 3. Going for the gold -- 4. Barriers to minority success: ethnocentrism -- 5. Barriers to minority success: racism, identity and diversity -- 6. Let's talk about S- solutions -- 7. Making Canada your home -- 8. Why you should keep your chin up -- 9. Canadian higher educational credentials as an imperative -- 10. Smart goal setting and why -- Reminders and resources --
5058 . ‡aPt. 2: Connecting to Canadian academia from the margins of society. 11. Education in Canada: minorities connecting to mainstream curriculum and instruction from the margins -- 12. Acquiring critical thinking skills to succeed in the Canadian academic culture -- 13. Becoming a competent academic reader -- 14. Taking notes effectively and efficiently while reading and at lectures -- 15. Becoming an active learner: group and class participation -- 16. Overcoming the fear of oral presentations -- 17. Mastering academic presentations: problem statement, central question and thesis/hypothesis -- 18. Constructing an argument: the center that holds academic presentation and writing together -- 19. Going beyond academic argument: providing an explanation -- 20. Research: collecting data to produce evidence -- 21. Research: analyzing and interpreting data to produce evidence -- 22. Creating the introduction and conclusion for your presentations and papers -- 23. Producing A+ term papers and research essays: tricks of the trade -- 24. Writing excellent reports -- 25. Excelling in tests and examinations -- 26. Conclusion: connected but not assimilated.
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