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Ozfidan, Burhan; Burlbaw, Lynn M.; Koklu, Onder – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2023
The purpose of this study is to investigate how a bilingual education program effects the minority groups' academic achievement. An explanatory sequential mixed method was used for this study. Triangulation was used in both the quantitative and qualitative parts of the study to minimize prejudice and enhance honesty regarding the social phenomenon…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Ethnic Groups, Intergroup Relations
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Ozfidan, Burhan; Burlbaw, Lynn M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2022
The purpose of this study is to discuss the benefits of developing a bilingual education program and what this program can offer regarding concerns related to the lives of minority people in Turkey. Explanatory sequential mixed method was used for this study. The first phase of this study was a survey that measured the perspectives of educators…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Benefits, Program Development, Language Minorities
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Ozfidan, Burhan; Burlbaw, Lynn M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
The purpose of this study is to discuss the benefits of developing a bilingual education program and what this program can offer regarding concerns related to the lives of minority people in Turkey. Explanatory sequential mixed method was used for this study. The first phase of this study was a survey that measured the perspectives of educators…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Benefits, Minority Group Students, Program Development
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Ozfidan, Burhan; Burlbaw, Lynn M.; Aydin, Hasan – Journal of Educational Issues, 2018
Turkey comprises many ethnic groups other than Turks including, but not limited to, Armenians, Assyrians, Alevi, Arabs, Circassians, Greeks, Kurds, Laz, and Zaza. These groups are ethnically different from Turks and were incorporated into the Ottoman Empire's eastern provinces with de facto autonomy. The main objective of this study is to…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Semitic Languages
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Ozfidan, Burhan; Burlbaw, Lynn M. – Journal of Educational Issues, 2017
This study examines the bilingual education in Spain and in Canada, and discusses their historical backgrounds, current bilingual education programs in use, and teacher proficiency within their bilingual education programs. The purpose of this study is to examine these two countries' bilingual education programs and find a way to implement a…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Bilingual Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation