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Seraphin, Wideline – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2023
This article focuses on the extraordinary literacies of four Haitian and Haitian American Girls enrolled in a middle grades out-of-school literacy program in Miami, Florida. I examine how the girls narrated Black transnational girlhood through autobiographical writings, classroom discussions, and media analyses. I define the girls' intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Haitians, Females, Blacks
Nandi Rebeccah Cele Sims – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Miami, Florida has the highest percentage of foreign-born residents in any large US metropolis and is characterized by Caribbean culture and economic practice in a way that is unseen in many other US cities. Haitian immigrants have been flowing rapidly into historically African American communities since the 1970s. Adults who grew up in these…
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Language Variation, African Americans
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Cone, Neporcha; Buxton, Cory; Lee, Okhee; Mahotiere, Margarette – Urban Education, 2014
As part of a larger investigation into the educational experiences of Haitians in South Florida, this study explores factors that influence the identity development and academic success of Haitian students. Individual and focus group interviews with Haitian students, parents, and teachers provide the context for studying how pressures from both…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Haitians, Immigrants
Johnson, Afra Kaletta – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study examines the effects of reading interventions for bi-lingual and bi-dialectal Broward County School District middle school children using research-based strategies combined with metacognitive and meta-comprehension frameworks. The experimental study reports findings on the effects of an 8-week…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 8, Reading Difficulties, Reading Improvement
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Russell, William Benedict, III, Ed. – International Society for the Social Studies, 2009
The "International Society for the Social Studies Annual Conference Proceedings" is a peer-reviewed professional publication published once a year following the annual conference. It contains the following papers: (1) Teacher Perceptions of Authentic Pedagogy: A Case Study of Professional Development in an African American High School's…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Attitudes, Case Studies