Accommodating and educating Somali students in Minnesota schools
Subtitle: a handbook for teachers and administrators
By: Mohamed Farid [and] Don McMahan
Contributors: McMahan, Don
Publisher: Hamline University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Saint Paul, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Somali Americans; Education; Somali students; Children of immigrants; Somalis; Social life and customs
Notes: Originally presented as the authors' shared theses (master's, Hamline University).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-80).
Table of contents: title: Preface -- -- The; title: authors -- -- ch. 1. A; title: sketch of Islamic and Somali culture --; title: Important cultural values --; title: Dispelling myths about Islam --; title: Language --; title: Religion --; title: Islamic festivals and holidays --; title: Family gender roles --; title: Educational system -- -- ch. 2. A; title: brief history of Somalia --; title: Pre-colonial period --; title: Colonial period --; title: Independence and cold ear --; title: Military dictatorship --; title: Post-communist Somalia -- -- The; title: slide into anarchy --; title: From ravages of war to the diaspora --; title: Post-war trauma --; title: Why Minnesota? -- -- ch. 3. The; title: stress on Somali families in Minnesota --; title: Housing --; title: Isolation --; title: Finances --; title: Taking care of relatives --; title: Taking care of children --; title: Role reversals --; title: Individual responsibility --; title: Depression -- -- ch. 4.; title: Accommodating Somali students in public schools -- -- vignette 1.; title: Getting oriented -- -- vignette 2. A; title: simple handshake -- -- vignette 3.; title: Names -- -- vignette 4.; title: Pork -- -- vignette 5.; title: Prayer -- -- vignette 6.; title: Fasting -- -- vignette 7.; title: Physical education -- -- vignette 8.; title: Music class -- -- vignette 9.; title: Using a song in a lesson -- -- vignette 10.; title: Art class -- -- vignette 11.; title: Health class -- -- vignette 12.; title: Dating -- -- vignette 13.; title: Clothes -- -- vignette 14.; title: Halloween -- -- vignette 15.; title: Homework -- -- vignette 16.; title: Race -- -- vignette 17.; title: Gestures -- -- ch. 5.; title: Effects of refugee experience on Somali children --; title: Somali adults' explanations --; title: Vignettes related to classroom management and discipline -- -- vignette 1.; title: "They're tearing the building down!" -- -- vignette 2.; title: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder --; title: More vignettes related to classroom management and discipline -- -- vignette 3.; title: "Allah will provide for us." -- -- vignette 4.; title: "I don't have to listen to you!" -- -- vignette 5.; title: Spanking -- -- vignette 6.; title: Rural vs. urban -- -- vignette 7.; title: "Give me that!" -- -- vignette 8.; title: Boys disrespecting girls -- -- vignette 9.; title: Crying -- -- ch. 6.; title: Pedagogical considerations -- -- The; title: need for a structures learning environment --; title: Skill deficits and academic assets --; title: Independent vs. cooperative work -- -- ch. 7.; title: Conclusion --; title: Follow-up questions and activities --; title: Bibliography.