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Pitambar Paudel – Issues in Educational Research, 2024
This study explores the multifaceted experiences and perspectives of teachers, students, and parents regarding the implementation of English medium instruction (EMI) in community schools in Nepal. Utilising a qualitative case study research design, semistructured interviews were conducted with key stakeholders to uncover the challenges and…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
Hassan Payano – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation employs a multiple case study approach to explore the views and expectations of Latino-Hispanic parents of ELLs regarding their children's school English language acquisition programs (ELAP). The central research question investigates the perceived effectiveness of these programs and their alignment with parents' aspirations for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Self Concept
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Bromley, Jennifer; Yazdanpanah, Lilly K. – TESL-EJ, 2021
This article reports on a research project that aimed to explore teachers' perspectives on parental involvement at a Melbourne based primary school with a high number of refugee and migrant children. Despite the acknowledged value of parental involvement in a child's schooling, we have found that parents are not always viewed as a valuable…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Houston Independent School District, 2020
The Migrant Education Program (MEP) is authorized under Title I of the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). To comply with Title I, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) MEP works to assist migrant students to overcome the challenges of mobility, cultural and language barriers, social isolation, and other difficulties associated with a…
Descriptors: School Districts, Migrant Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
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Shiffman, Catherine Dunn – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2019
Purpose: There has been a significant increase in the number of immigrant families moving to rural communities across the United States. Yet limited research exists that explores relationships between immigrant families and schools in these communities. Rural school districts are often challenged by insufficient resources, expertise, and…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Rural Schools, English (Second Language), Family School Relationship
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Parsons, Matthew Wesley; Shim, Jenna Min – English Language Teaching, 2019
This study reports the findings from an exploration of K-12 administrators in a rural state about how they can more effectively engage and involve families of English language learners (ELLs). The guiding questions for this study are: (1) How does the role of administrators influence the engagement and involvement of ELL parents within K-12…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Parent Participation, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
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Gouwens, Judith A.; Henderson, Robyn – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2017
In the current context of extensive national and cross-cultural migration, the education of migrant and refugee children is an important and critical consideration. In the U.S., the education of migrant children--who move with their farm worker parents within states, across state borders and sometimes across national borders--brings challenges…
Descriptors: Mothers, Barriers, Migrant Education, Family Literacy
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Quan, Tracy – Bilingual Research Journal, 2017
"Diálogos" is an English/Spanish parent group at a bilingual school in California that offers language classes to parents of varying socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Situated within Yosso's (2005) model of community cultural wealth, this case study argues that parents positively evaluate "Diálogos" as a space that builds…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Spanish Speaking, Case Studies
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Harji, Madhubala Bava; Balakrishnan, Kavitha; Letchumanan, Krishnanveni – English Language Teaching, 2017
Malaysia government has called for schools and parents to collaborate in nurturing the culture of reading among children, as there is no formalised programme for a more active involvement of parents in academic matters. Based on the positive results of school-home partnership of past studies, this study proposed a formalised partnership, i.e. the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Partnerships in Education
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
The Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) discretionary grants program aims to reduce the persistent achievement gap between Native American and Alaska Native (NA/AN) youth and their peers in reading and English language arts (ELA) and college readiness in reading. NA/AN students enter school with varying levels of skill in…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Achievement Gap, American Indian Languages
Martinez, Veronica – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this research is to investigate the services and supports that EL students with special needs receive. It is a goal of this study also to determine which students achieve higher CST scores on the English Language Arts section, based on the supports that they receive and the programs in which they are placed. The researcher utilized…
Descriptors: Special Education, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Special Education Teachers
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BavaHarji, Madhubala; Letchumanan, Krishnaveni; Bhar, Sareen Kaur – English Language Teaching, 2014
This paper presents a feasible framework for building bridges between schools and homes to develop five year olds ESL literacy skills, using storybooks as a springboard. A reading program, i.e. Smart Partnership in Reading in English (SPIRE) was designed in response to the government's aspiration to raise literacy rates to 100% by 2020 and the…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Literacy Education
Tanenbaum, Courtney; Cole, Susan; Autumn, Stephanie; Chavez, Suzette; Cinque, Alexa; Sowers, Jayne – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
The Native American and Alaska Native Children in School (NAM) discretionary grants program aims to reduce the persistent achievement gaps between Native American and Alaska Native (NA/AN) youth and their peers on measures of reading and English language arts (ELA) (NCES 2015) and on measures of college-readiness in reading (ACT 2017). One reason…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Alaska Natives, Achievement Gap, American Indian Languages
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Cunningham, Shayna D.; Kreider, Holly; Ocon, Jenny – School Community Journal, 2012
This article investigates the influence of Parent Services Project's Vision and Voice Family Leadership Institute (VVFLI; formerly known as Parent Leadership Institute) on parent leadership capacity and action. Pre- and post-test data were collected from new VVFLI attendees during their first (N = 83) and last (N = 85) session, respectively.…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Leadership Training, Parent School Relationship, Communication Skills
Humpage, Sarah Davidson – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation presents the results of three field experiments implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies to improve the health or education of children in developing countries. In Guatemala, community health workers at randomly selected clinics were given patient tracking lists to improve their ability to remind parents when their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Child Development, Field Studies
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