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Yong, D. Lilinoe; Hoffman, Ellen S. – Qualitative Report, 2014
Narrative inquiry is a method by which "silenced voices" may be heard. In this study, eight Native Hawaiian teachers share their experiences of the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program (HLIP), or Papahana Kaiapuni, within the Hawai'i public school system. The teachers describe change over time in HLIP with a focus on technology and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Hawaiians, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Immersion Programs
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De Felice, Dustin – Qualitative Report, 2012
In this study, participants learning an endangered language variety shared their experiences, thoughts, and feelings about the often complex and diverse language-learning process. I used phenomenological interviews in order to learn more about these English or Spanish language speakers' journey with the Nahuatl language. From first encounter to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Spanish, Language Maintenance, Phenomenology
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Mukminin, Amirul; McMahon, Brenda J. – Qualitative Report, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of academic engagement of twelve Indonesian doctoral students attending an American graduate school during their first term and over time through demographic background surveys and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The research design was qualitative in the phenomenological approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Surveys, Phenomenology
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Gao, Lianhong – Qualitative Report, 2012
This report is a first person narration of the entire process of a qualitative study exploring the impact of ESL students' native cultural and rhetorical conventions, as well as classroom cultures on their academic English writing in American universities. Data were collected through semistructured interviews. A coding system was constructed to…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Graduate Students, Universities, Familiarity
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Ketsman, Olha – Qualitative Report, 2012
Research shows the strong correlation between expectations and student achievement across different disciplines. However, little research has been conducted regarding the role of discipline specific classroom expectations in student academic achievement. This multiple instrumental case study discusses expectations in two rural Spanish high school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
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Schlebusch, Gawie; Thobedi, Motsamai – Qualitative Report, 2004
The re-birth of South Africa in 1994 has brought the implementation of effective educational policies. Simultaneously, the Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) approach has been introduced to advance the teaching and learning of the Learning areas in schools in South Africa. This article focuses on the learning of English as a Second Language (ESL) in…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning