Using data on all Hispanic high school students in Central and Southern Florida, this study examines Cummins’ Linguistic Interdependence concept by studying how the availability and English Language Learners (ELL) student participation in Spanish for Native Speakers (SNS) programs in Florida high schools is associated with Hispanic academic achievement. The availability of SNS programs was studied using data provided by the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) on all high schools in Florida for 2009-2010. The study used individual level data on all Hispanic ELL students in Central and Southeast counties who attended 12th grade during each year from 2006/2007 through 2009/2010, and then tracked the students’ entire high school experience from 9th to 12th grade. Student Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) scores were used as the dependent variable. Testing for differences in means and linear and logistic regression analysis were used to examine these questions. The results showed that SNS tend to be offered in large high schools, with a large Hispanic student and teacher population, which have lower average FCAT scores, and are located in counties that tend to vote Democratic. The results found indicate that student participation in SNS program does not affect students’ overall FCAT scores. However, students who participate in SNS courses tend to perform better in Math FCAT, but not in Reading FCAT, when compared to their peers of similar Hispanic background that did not participate in SNS courses. The results supported Cummins’ Linguistic Interdependence concept, as First Language (L1) maintenance may promote academic achievement, depending on the academic subject. The most important attribute of these results was the association found between L1 maintenance and academic skills in Math. The study argues for the possibility of cognitive development occurring at deeper levels due to L1 maintenance, and expressed through abstract and logical thought such as Mathematical iv proficiency. Future studies may benefit by approaching this subject in a longitudinal manner and examine how student participation in SNS is associated with educational attainment, including high school graduation, college enrollment and graduation, job prospects and social mobility. The results also suggest that there is a higher probability that SNS curriculum is offered in high schools located in counties that tend to vote Democratic, indicating that location is intrinsically dependent on stakeholders’ political views on the education of minority students. Therefore, future studies may examine stakeholders’ involvement in the decision making process of curriculum at the county, school, and classroom level, in order to find out what are the driving forces making possible or not the availability of SNS curriculum in the state of Florida.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate how the social studies subject can be usedas a means to integrate immigrant students into the Swedish school and society, withfocus on how pedagogical methods and policies can be optimized to support saidstudents. The study is using the theoretical frameworks multicultural education andsocio-cultural integration to later on analyze the empirical evidence. Themethodology of the study is a litterature-based approach to analyze existing researchfindings and policy documents to understand current practices and their effectivenessin promoting integration. The findings highlight that while there are some robustpedagogical strategies such as differentiated and culturally responsive instruction,significant gaps remain in their consistent application in schools. The study highlightsimportant challenges such as language barriers, the relevance of curriculum andsubject content, and the effective integration and use of digital tools, which can oftenhinder immigrant students’ educational experiences. Based on the analysis, the studyshows that it is important to improve teacher training so that teachers get theknowledge and tools to manage a multicultural classroom, improve the integration ofdigital tools and access to those resources and develop clearer policies to have clearerguidelines regarding the school’s integration work

Unaccompanied youth are migrant children who travel by themselves to the United States, mostly from Central America and Mexico. Since 2014, more than 200,000 unaccompanied youth have entered the United States, with approximately 28,000 residing in Los Angeles, California (U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], CBP 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021a, 2021b). Hundreds of these young migrants have enrolled in public schools (Pierce, 2016). Schools seek adequate and effective ways to support these students’ complex needs and aspirations. Within the body of research about this sub-group of immigrants there is a significant absence of the voices of unaccompanied youth themselves, which results in limited knowledge and uninformed school policy responses. This study employed Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a theoretical framework and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) as a methodology to foreground youth agency in capturing counter-narratives that accurately depict the school experiences of unaccompanied youth who find themselves at the intersection of race, gender, immigration status, migration, and class. The questions guiding this study were: How do unaccompanied youth, in the role of youth co-researchers describe, experience, and make meaning of educación at a justice-focused high school in Los Angeles? and (b) How can the epistemology of unaccompanied youth inform practices and policies, to ensure a socially-just education, against the backdrop of an anti-immigrant climate? YPAR is built on the idea that young people have the capacity to conduct research, generate new knowledge, and create transformational social change. This research study built on the epistemology of unaccompanied youth to inform and generate affirming and emancipatory educational practices with youth as agents of knowledge creation. This study provides the field with first-hand information that can be shared in the educational community. Abstract (Spanish) Los jóvenes no acompañados son niños migrantes que viajan solos a los Estados Unidos, principalmente desde Centroamérica y México. Desde 2014, más de 200,000 jóvenes no acompañados han ingresado a los Estados Unidos, y aproximadamente 28,000 residen en Los Ángeles, California (U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], CBP 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021a, 2021b). Cientos de estos jóvenes migrantes se han matriculado en escuelas públicas (Pierce, 2016). Las escuelas buscan formas adecuadas y efectivas de apoyar las complejas necesidades y aspiraciones de estos estudiantes. Dentro del cuerpo de investigación sobre este sub-grupo de inmigrantes hay una ausencia significativa de las voces de los propios jóvenes no acompañados, lo que da como resultado un conocimiento limitado y respuestas políticas escolares desinformadas. Este estudio empleó la Teoría Crítica de la Raza (CRT) como marco teórico y la Investigación de Acción Participativa Juvenil (YPAR) como una metodología para poner en primer plano la agencia juvenil en la captura de contra-narrativas que representan con precisión las experiencias escolares de los jóvenes no acompañados que se encuentran en la intersección de la raza, género, estatus migratorio, migración y clase. Las preguntas que guiaron este estudio fueron: ¿Cómo los jóvenes no acompañados, en el papel de co-investigadores jóvenes, describen, experimentan y dan sentido a la educación en una escuela secundaria centrada en la justicia social en Los Ángeles? y (b) ¿Cómo puede la epistemología de los jóvenes no acompañados informar prácticas y políticas para garantizar una educación socialmente justa, en el contexto de un clima anti-inmigrante? YPAR se basa en la idea de que los jóvenes tienen la capacidad de realizar investigaciones, generar nuevos conocimientos y generar un cambio social transformador. Esta investigación se basó en la epistemología de los jóvenes no acompañados para informar y generar prácticas educativas afirmativas y emancipadoras con los jóvenes como agentes de creación de conocimiento. Este estudio proporciona al campo información de primera mano que se puede compartir en la comunidad educativa.

Cette recherche vise à documenter l’expérience scolaire des élèves québécois d’origine chinoise à l’école secondaire de langue française et à examiner les dynamiques qui influencent la réussite scolaire de ces élèves. Elle s’intéresse plus précisément aux impacts des facteurs relatifs à l’école, à la famille immigrante, et à ceux de la communauté ethnique sur l’intégration de ces jeunes dans un contexte francophone. Les données ont été principalement recueillies à travers des entretiens semi-structurés approfondis auprès d’élèves d’origine chinoise et de différents acteurs du paradigme éducatif (parents, acteurs scolaires et intervenants communautaires). D’autres instruments, tels que l’analyse du contenu de documents et de médias, ont également été utilisés afin de fournir des informations contextuelles et d’enrichir les données d’entrevues. Les données ont été analysées selon un cadre théorique ouvert et inclusif où la réussite scolaire des élèves issus de l’immigration est mesurée en mettant l’accent sur l’influence de la maîtrise de la langue d’enseignement, du capital culturel et social de la famille et de la communauté immigrante, ainsi que des facteurs systémiques au niveau de l’école. Les résultats de cette étude dans trois écoles cibles montrent qu’en général les élèves d’origine chinoise connaissent une expérience positive, surtout en ce qui concerne leur performance scolaire en mathématiques et sciences. Cependant, les nouveaux arrivants ont tendance à éprouver des difficultés dans l’apprentissage du français et pour leur intégration sociale. En effet, le processus d’intégration socioscolaire des jeunes chinois est sous l’influence des différents milieux qu’ils fréquentent. À propos de l’influence des dynamiques scolaires, les résultats de la recherche indiquent qu’une relation maître-élève positive joue un rôle important dans la réussite éducative de ces élèves. Toutefois, l’insuffisance du soutien à l’apprentissage défavorise l’intégration linguistique et sociale des élèves nouvellement arrivés. Les données de cette étude soulignent notamment le rôle de la famille immigrante et de la communauté ethnique dans l’expérience scolaire de ces jeunes. D’une part, sous l’impact des dynamiques familiales, notamment ce qui à trait au projet migratoire, à la culture chinoise et à l’expérience pré- et post-migratoire, les parents immigrants chinois s’impliquent activement dans les études de leurs enfants, malgré des barrières linguistiques et culturelles. D’autre part, afin de surmonter les effets négatifs des faibles liens entretenus avec l’école de langue française, les parents chinois ont largement recours aux ressources au sein de la communauté ethnique, tels que les médias de langue chinoise, les organismes ethnospécifiques de services aux immigrants, l’école du samedi et les institutions religieuses ethniques. Ces institutions sociales ethniques contribuent à soutenir les valeurs culturelles, échanger des informations, établir des modèles pour les jeunes et à fournir des services appropriés en matière culturelle et linguistique. / This study seeks to document the educational experience of students of Chinese origin in Quebec French high schools and to examine the dynamics influencing their academic achievement. More specifically, it explores the impact of school context, Chinese immigrant families, and the ethnic community on the socioeducational integration of these youth in a French-speaking context. Data were collected mainly through semi-structured in-depth interviews with students of Chinese origin as well as different actors holding educational roles (immigrant parents as well as school and community practitioners). Other instruments, such as document review and media content analysis, were also adopted to provide background information and to enrich the interview data. Data were analysed according to an open and inclusive framework evaluating the academic achievement of immigrant students with a main focus on the influence of the proficiency in the language of instruction, cultural and social capital of the immigrant family and community, and systemic factors at the school level. The research findings show that students of Chinese origin in the three target schools generally have positive school experience, especially in terms of their performance in mathematics and sciences. However, some of them, new arrivals in particular, seem to encounter some difficulties in learning French and social integration. Indeed, the process of socioeducational integration of Chinese youth is influenced by diverse milieus that they occupy. Regarding the influence of school dynamics, the results of this study indicate that positive teacher-student relationships play an important role in the educational success of Chinese origin students. Nonetheless, the insufficient learning support services diminish the linguistic and social integration of newly arrived Chinese immigrant students. The research data highlight in particular the role of immigrant family and the ethnic community in shaping the school experience of Chinese youth. On the one hand, with the impact of family dynamics, including migration project, Chinese culture, as well as pre-and post-migration experiences, Chinese parents are involved actively in their children’s schooling, in spite of their language and cultural barriers. On the other hand, to overcome the negative effects of loose connections with mainstream French schools, Chinese parents rely largely on ethnic community-based resources, such as Chinese language media, ethnospecific immigrant service organizations, Chinese supplementary schools, and ethnic religious institutions. These ethnic social institutions contribute to support cultural values, exchange information, establish role-modes for the youth, and provide culturally as well as linguistically appropriate services.

How do perceived community and school cultural values affect Latinx immigrant parents’ decisions to engage with their children’s schools? What lessons might their experiences have for our understanding of parent involvement beyond the parameters of traditional models of parent involvement? Engaging parents as advocates for school success in the home is particularly important for English Language Learners (ELs). Tapping into the experiences of EL parents is a resource educators can use to increase parental involvement and, consequently, student academic achievement. This qualitative case study grounded in Critical Inquiry and Cultural Historic Activity Theory examined the perceptions and experiences of 5 working-class Latino immigrant mothers whose children were enrolled in two elementary schools in southern California. Parents were purposively selected from two predominantly Latinx urban Elementary schools to participate in individual interviews and focus groups. This study addresses an urgent need to survey the current context of immigrant families and, because most research on the subject of parent involvement takes a subtractive or deficit approach that often devalues the experiences and perceptions of Latinx immigrant parents, it responds to a need for studies that approach the subject from an asset based perspective that includes the voices of the parents themselves. Examining the narratives of the parents from their own perspectives, this study provides a platform from which parent voices can be heard and creates a space where the historical and current particulars of home and community practices, histories, and activities become as relevant as those of the dominant culture(s), thus creating equitable conditions where the social justice mission of education—which is to provide quality education for all—is more likely to be fulfilled.

Cette recherche vise à documenter l’expérience scolaire des élèves québécois d’origine chinoise à l’école secondaire de langue française et à examiner les dynamiques qui influencent la réussite scolaire de ces élèves. Elle s’intéresse plus précisément aux impacts des facteurs relatifs à l’école, à la famille immigrante, et à ceux de la communauté ethnique sur l’intégration de ces jeunes dans un contexte francophone. Les données ont été principalement recueillies à travers des entretiens semi-structurés approfondis auprès d’élèves d’origine chinoise et de différents acteurs du paradigme éducatif (parents, acteurs scolaires et intervenants communautaires). D’autres instruments, tels que l’analyse du contenu de documents et de médias, ont également été utilisés afin de fournir des informations contextuelles et d’enrichir les données d’entrevues. Les données ont été analysées selon un cadre théorique ouvert et inclusif où la réussite scolaire des élèves issus de l’immigration est mesurée en mettant l’accent sur l’influence de la maîtrise de la langue d’enseignement, du capital culturel et social de la famille et de la communauté immigrante, ainsi que des facteurs systémiques au niveau de l’école. Les résultats de cette étude dans trois écoles cibles montrent qu’en général les élèves d’origine chinoise connaissent une expérience positive, surtout en ce qui concerne leur performance scolaire en mathématiques et sciences. Cependant, les nouveaux arrivants ont tendance à éprouver des difficultés dans l’apprentissage du français et pour leur intégration sociale. En effet, le processus d’intégration socioscolaire des jeunes chinois est sous l’influence des différents milieux qu’ils fréquentent. À propos de l’influence des dynamiques scolaires, les résultats de la recherche indiquent qu’une relation maître-élève positive joue un rôle important dans la réussite éducative de ces élèves. Toutefois, l’insuffisance du soutien à l’apprentissage défavorise l’intégration linguistique et sociale des élèves nouvellement arrivés. Les données de cette étude soulignent notamment le rôle de la famille immigrante et de la communauté ethnique dans l’expérience scolaire de ces jeunes. D’une part, sous l’impact des dynamiques familiales, notamment ce qui à trait au projet migratoire, à la culture chinoise et à l’expérience pré- et post-migratoire, les parents immigrants chinois s’impliquent activement dans les études de leurs enfants, malgré des barrières linguistiques et culturelles. D’autre part, afin de surmonter les effets négatifs des faibles liens entretenus avec l’école de langue française, les parents chinois ont largement recours aux ressources au sein de la communauté ethnique, tels que les médias de langue chinoise, les organismes ethnospécifiques de services aux immigrants, l’école du samedi et les institutions religieuses ethniques. Ces institutions sociales ethniques contribuent à soutenir les valeurs culturelles, échanger des informations, établir des modèles pour les jeunes et à fournir des services appropriés en matière culturelle et linguistique. / This study seeks to document the educational experience of students of Chinese origin in Quebec French high schools and to examine the dynamics influencing their academic achievement. More specifically, it explores the impact of school context, Chinese immigrant families, and the ethnic community on the socioeducational integration of these youth in a French-speaking context. Data were collected mainly through semi-structured in-depth interviews with students of Chinese origin as well as different actors holding educational roles (immigrant parents as well as school and community practitioners). Other instruments, such as document review and media content analysis, were also adopted to provide background information and to enrich the interview data. Data were analysed according to an open and inclusive framework evaluating the academic achievement of immigrant students with a main focus on the influence of the proficiency in the language of instruction, cultural and social capital of the immigrant family and community, and systemic factors at the school level. The research findings show that students of Chinese origin in the three target schools generally have positive school experience, especially in terms of their performance in mathematics and sciences. However, some of them, new arrivals in particular, seem to encounter some difficulties in learning French and social integration. Indeed, the process of socioeducational integration of Chinese youth is influenced by diverse milieus that they occupy. Regarding the influence of school dynamics, the results of this study indicate that positive teacher-student relationships play an important role in the educational success of Chinese origin students. Nonetheless, the insufficient learning support services diminish the linguistic and social integration of newly arrived Chinese immigrant students. The research data highlight in particular the role of immigrant family and the ethnic community in shaping the school experience of Chinese youth. On the one hand, with the impact of family dynamics, including migration project, Chinese culture, as well as pre-and post-migration experiences, Chinese parents are involved actively in their children’s schooling, in spite of their language and cultural barriers. On the other hand, to overcome the negative effects of loose connections with mainstream French schools, Chinese parents rely largely on ethnic community-based resources, such as Chinese language media, ethnospecific immigrant service organizations, Chinese supplementary schools, and ethnic religious institutions. These ethnic social institutions contribute to support cultural values, exchange information, establish role-modes for the youth, and provide culturally as well as linguistically appropriate services.

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Il s’agit de déterminer de quelles manières les difficultés langagières des élèves migrants modifient l’activité de la classe durant un cours de mathématiques. Pour cela, nous nous appuyons sur la théorie de l’Action Conjointe. Nous analysons tout d’abord des séances d’évaluation en classe ordinaire et en classe d’accueil. Nous montrons ainsi la profondeur du procès de négociation du contrat didactique. Grâce à des questionnaires, nous avons décelé certaines lacunes dans les compétences langagières des élèves migrants, susceptibles de nuire à leur activité mathématique et nous avons montré l’indépendance relative de ces difficultés avec le temps de résidence dans le pays d’accueil. La comparaison des classes ordinaires et des classes d’accueil nous a aussi permis de mettre en évidence des spécificités de la classe d’accueil, notamment des phénomènes de refoulement didactique du professeur (l’enseignant ne présente pas certains termes ou notions mathématiques utilisés dans les autres classes) et de jeux alternatifs conjoints (enseignant et élèves tendent à simplifier le travail mathématique attendu chez les élèves). Ces adaptations altèrent les possibilités d’action des élèves migrants et fragilisent leurs apprentissages disciplinaires mais la négociation du contrat sur l’évaluation rend ce phénomène invisible. Nous avons alors conçu un module d’enseignement destiné à accélérer l’entrée dans les mathématiques pour les élèves migrants, en organisant des activités du type enseignement en situation (activités ayant un réel intérêt sur le plan mathématique mais dont l’enjeu tacite réside dans l’apprentissage de compétences langagières indispensables à la discipline). / Our thesis seeks to understand the influences of language difficulties in immigrant students on the Class’ (both teacher and students) activity during mathematic lessons. To study this problem, we have used the framework of the Joint Action Theory in Didactics. To do so, students of both ordinary and reception classes were asked to take an evaluation test. The analyse and the comparison of those tests stressed the importance of the negotiations in the Class. Through questionnaires we have also identified that there were discrepancies between the immigrant students’ language competencies that could interfere in their mathematic activity. We have also shown that these difficulties were not really linked to the time spent in the host country. Besides, we have compared both ordinary and reception classes in order to determine the specificities of teacher and students’ behavior in reception class during a mathematic lesson. We have highlighted some particular phenomena which could partially explain immigrant students’ difficulties: - Teacher’s repression: the teacher doesn’t present all the words and notions used in ordinary class.- Display of alternative joint game: both the teacher and the students tend to simplify the work the students are expected to do.On the basis of these results, we conceived special courses for immigrant students that we named teaching in activity and which aimed to improve their mathematic achievements. Those lessons which took the shape of mathematic exercises actually aimed at improving language competencies necessary for mathematic activity.