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Rodriguez, Olga – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Due in large part to their open access and affordability, community colleges have long played a central role in providing students with immigrant backgrounds who are English language learners (ELLs) with access to postsecondary education. Researchers have noted that English as a second language (ESL) courses have been the primary form of support…
Descriptors: English for Academic Purposes, English (Second Language), Community Colleges, Mixed Methods Research
Skendall, Kristan Cilente – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between short-term service immersion programs (STSI), such as Alternative Spring Break (ASB), and socially responsible leadership as measured by the Socially Responsible Leadership Scale (SRLS). Participation in STSI programs have been growing exponentially since 2006 (Bohn, 2009; Break…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Service Learning, Correlation, Immersion Programs
Lino, Timothy K. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
As data depict, Native Hawaiian public school students consistently rank among the lowest of all ethnic groups by nearly every measure of academic engagement and success (Kana'iaupuni & Ishibashi, 2003). As is common with many children of indigenous ancestry, teaching methodologies, pedagogical strategies, and structures of mainstream or…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Secondary School Students, Hawaiians, Academic Achievement