An education, employment and health needs assessment of Southeast Asian refugee women living in Central Iowa

Dhawan, Gita

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“…Iowa's population trends became considerably negative in the 1980s, when the state's population decreased by 137,000 or by -4.7 percent (Burke & Goudy, 1989). When the Governor of Iowa, Robert Ruy, agreed in L975 to help Southeast Asian refugees resettle in Iowa, large numbers of those people started coming to the state to resettle (Dhawan, 1986;. There were about 8,700 Southeast Asian refugees, mostly from Vietnam, Laos, Hmong, Thailand and Cambodia, in the state by 1983.…”

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Attitudes of Iowa State University preservice teachers toward new immigration in Iowa

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According to 2000 census data,Iowa's population increased by 5.4 percent during the past decade after decreasing by 4.7 percent between 1980 and 1990. This phenomenon began when more immigrants came to Iowa to seek a better living environment and to find jobs. In a rural state like Iowa where people are predominately European Americans or white, their attitudes toward new immigration remarkably reflects public opinion. In fact, Iowa Poll sponsored by The Des Moines Regisler shows that 58 percent of Iowa adults are opposed to encouraging immigrants to settle in the state (Roos & McCormick, 2000) and 65 percent of them would prefer Iowa's population to increase slowly (McCormick & Roos, 2001). This quantitative thesis examined the attitudes of future teachers in the Teacher Education Program at Iowa State University regarding the recent increased immigration in the state. Secondly, the study examined the differences between the attitudes of the future teachers who are residents of Iowa and the non-residents of Iowa. The questionnaire was administrated to preservice teachers enrolled in six sections of the Multicultural Gender Fair Education course (CI 406) during Spring Semester200L and Summer Semester 2001. Data were statistically analyzed and findings were summarized and interpreted. It is important to understand how future teachers in Iowa feel about this social phenomenon of immigration since they will be teaching children who are immigrants. Limitations of the Study This study was limited to preservice teachers enrolled in six different sections of Multicultural Gender Fair Education course (CI 406) during Spring Semester 2001 and Summer Semester 200L Some of the participants had completed the course (Spring 2001) and others had just begun the course (Summer 2001). Definitions In this study, the following definitions are used: African American: A citizen or resident of the U.S. of Atrican birth or descent. The term "Black" is used interchangeably. Asian American: A cttizen or resident of the U.S. of Asian birth or descent. Culture: All aspects of the lifestyle associated with a group of people. Culture includes language, beliefs, nofins, values, customs, and many other components. Ethnicity: The identification with others who have the same ancestral background (Gollnick & Chinn, 1990). European American: A citizen or resident of the U.S. of European birth or descent. The term ".White" is used interchangeably. Hispanic: A citizen or resident of the U.S. of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or Central and South American descent. Immigrant: A person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence. Iowan; A native or inhabitant of Iowa. A resident of Iowa who attended elementary or secondary school in state. K-12: Kindergarten through l}th grade. LatinAmerica: The part of the American continents south of the U.S. in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French are officially spoken. Mean: The arithmetic average of whatever measures are taken (Langenbach, Vaughn, & Aagaard, 1994) 6 Middle Class: A class of peo...

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Section: Demographic History Of Lowamentioning

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Attitudes of Iowa State University preservice teachers toward new immigration in Iowa

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An education, employment and health needs assessment of Southeast Asian refugee women living in Central Iowa

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Attitudes of Iowa State University preservice teachers toward new immigration in Iowa

Attitudes of Iowa State University preservice teachers toward new immigration in Iowa

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