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Geay, Charlotte; McNally, Sandra; Telhaj, Shqiponja – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2012
In recent years there has been an increase in the number of children going to school in England who do not speak English as a first language. We investigate whether this has an impact on the educational outcomes of native English speakers at the end of primary school. We show that the negative correlation observed in the raw data is mainly an…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)
Moussu, Lucie M. – Online Submission, 2006
The number of learners of English as an international means of communication increases hand in hand with the number of nonnative English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) of English as a Second Language (ESL) and the number of Native English-Speaking ESL teachers (NESTs). At the same time, scholars (Kamhi-Stein, 1999; Liu, 1999; Llurda, 2005) have…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Native Speakers, Language Teachers
Brown, Kevin; Lipsig-Mumme, Carla; Zajdow, Grazyna – 2003
Volunteering is often seen as an essential element in active citizenship and community participation, and existing literature suggests that those who volunteer young are more likely to volunteer through later stages of life. Analysis of Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY), which identified factors that contribute to volunteering for…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Involvement, Females