In recent years, more and more Chinese students have come to Canada for their education. Some of them are parents, and they bring their children with them. Using a multiple case study design, this study explored these international parent-students in regards to how they select schools for their children. Six participants were recruited. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Data analysis reveals that participants viewed school selection for their children as their responsibility and thus they were highly engaged in the process. No significant challenges arose in the process of school selection as parents adopted different strategies. Participants considered five key factors when selecting schools for their children, includ...
Although parent involvement has received long-standing attention in the literature, there is limited...
This study explores the relationship between minority language parents and schools. The research was...
Guided by the sociocultural approach (Wertsch, 1998; Wertsch, Del Rio & Alvarez, 1995), the study ex...
In recent years, more and more Chinese students have come to Canada for their education. Some of the...
This research explores two broad areas in relation to the experiences of international students loca...
Through listening to participants’ own words, this study provides a comprehensive description and an...
In this study, I used qualitative interviews to explore the expectations of the parents in seven Chi...
In the past two decades, there has been an increasing number of Chinese immigrants to Canada. Conseq...
From 1998- 2009, mainland China has been the number one source of immigrants in Canada (Citizenship ...
Recent years have witnessed the large number of Chinese immigrants in Canada. With the coming of tho...
In the educational system, students who receive higher support from parents have a positive trend of...
Modern Adventure Education programmes which aim to develop participants‟ self- esteem and self-effec...
The purpose of this study is to identify and examine the factors that are affecting Chinese parental...
China has become the largest source country of foreign students in Canada. For Canadian internationa...
Chinese immigrant families’ educational expectations are usually characterized as one of the most im...
Although parent involvement has received long-standing attention in the literature, there is limited...
This study explores the relationship between minority language parents and schools. The research was...
Guided by the sociocultural approach (Wertsch, 1998; Wertsch, Del Rio & Alvarez, 1995), the study ex...
In recent years, more and more Chinese students have come to Canada for their education. Some of the...
This research explores two broad areas in relation to the experiences of international students loca...
Through listening to participants’ own words, this study provides a comprehensive description and an...
In this study, I used qualitative interviews to explore the expectations of the parents in seven Chi...
In the past two decades, there has been an increasing number of Chinese immigrants to Canada. Conseq...
From 1998- 2009, mainland China has been the number one source of immigrants in Canada (Citizenship ...
Recent years have witnessed the large number of Chinese immigrants in Canada. With the coming of tho...
In the educational system, students who receive higher support from parents have a positive trend of...
Modern Adventure Education programmes which aim to develop participants‟ self- esteem and self-effec...
The purpose of this study is to identify and examine the factors that are affecting Chinese parental...
China has become the largest source country of foreign students in Canada. For Canadian internationa...
Chinese immigrant families’ educational expectations are usually characterized as one of the most im...
Although parent involvement has received long-standing attention in the literature, there is limited...
This study explores the relationship between minority language parents and schools. The research was...
Guided by the sociocultural approach (Wertsch, 1998; Wertsch, Del Rio & Alvarez, 1995), the study ex...