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Young, Tony J.; Schartner, Alina – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The recent increase in the provision of cross- and intercultural education for sojourners has not been matched by commensurate research into its effects on participants. Evaluation, where undertaken at all, has been largely confined to expatriate business contexts and has tended to be undertaken pre-sojourn. Crucially, evaluation has not engaged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Foreign Students, Student Adjustment
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Rajuan, Maureen; Bekerman, Zvi – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
This study is based on data from teachers' research reports in the context of an in-service workshop for professional development for teachers of the bilingual-integrated Palestinian-Jewish Schools in Israel. We used conventional qualitative methods, looking for patterns and thematic issues of relevance, which were then coded to allow for further…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Jews, Workshops, Foreign Countries
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Sneddon, Raymonde – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
This paper briefly considers past and recent research in the field of bilingualism and then proceeds to describe the project that attempted to turn the educational failure of a group of children in a situation of subtractive bilingualism into success. (Contains 18 references.) (JL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Bilingualism, Elementary Education
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Lofgren, Horst; Ouvinen-Birgerstam, Pirjo – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1982
Describes a bilingual education program for Finnish children in Sweden. Analyzes some of the factors influencing the school and language achievement of the Finnish pupils and compares their achievement level with other relevant student groups. (EKN)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education