This two-year study examined the barriers and challenges encountered by refugee parents as they negotiate their children’s successful transition into a new school system. The researchers sought to determine what can be learned from parent and educator experiences of these obstacles in order to optimize parent–teacher collaboration for refugee families. Contextualized within a LEAD (Literacy, English and Academic Development) program in an urban centre in Western Canada, the study triangulated data from focus groups comprising Syrian and Iraqi Arabic-speaking families, teachers, and settlement workers. The data were qualitatively analyzed by incorporating Epstein’s six types of parental involvement, a culturally responsive model accounting f...
Qualitative case study with participant observation was used to explore the parent involvement exper...
This master’s thesis is a report of the analysis of the refugee youths’ educational experience in sc...
Public schools fill a unique space in the settlement landscape, often serving as a first point of co...
This two-year study examined the barriers and challenges encountered by refugee parents as they nego...
The involvement of refugee parents in their children’s education is crucial for academic success and...
Parental involvement enhances student learning and educational experiences and can specifically incr...
Parental engagement in education has proven to be important to children's academic success. Research...
Using Coleman’s (1987) social capital theory as a framework, this study examined the perceptions of ...
Despite the status of Canada and the United States as major destinations for refugees worldwide, sch...
Using Coleman’s (1987) social capital theory as a framework, this study examined the perceptions of ...
Refugee youth attend schools in every state in the United States. Yet, little is known about their s...
Refugee youth attend schools in every state in the United States. Yet, little is known about their s...
Refugee youth attend schools in every state in the United States. Yet, little is known about their s...
The purpose of this three-stage qualitative phenomenology case study was to characterize Somali refu...
The purpose of this three-stage qualitative phenomenology case study was to characterize Somali refu...
Qualitative case study with participant observation was used to explore the parent involvement exper...
This master’s thesis is a report of the analysis of the refugee youths’ educational experience in sc...
Public schools fill a unique space in the settlement landscape, often serving as a first point of co...
This two-year study examined the barriers and challenges encountered by refugee parents as they nego...
The involvement of refugee parents in their children’s education is crucial for academic success and...
Parental involvement enhances student learning and educational experiences and can specifically incr...
Parental engagement in education has proven to be important to children's academic success. Research...
Using Coleman’s (1987) social capital theory as a framework, this study examined the perceptions of ...
Despite the status of Canada and the United States as major destinations for refugees worldwide, sch...
Using Coleman’s (1987) social capital theory as a framework, this study examined the perceptions of ...
Refugee youth attend schools in every state in the United States. Yet, little is known about their s...
Refugee youth attend schools in every state in the United States. Yet, little is known about their s...
Refugee youth attend schools in every state in the United States. Yet, little is known about their s...
The purpose of this three-stage qualitative phenomenology case study was to characterize Somali refu...
The purpose of this three-stage qualitative phenomenology case study was to characterize Somali refu...
Qualitative case study with participant observation was used to explore the parent involvement exper...
This master’s thesis is a report of the analysis of the refugee youths’ educational experience in sc...
Public schools fill a unique space in the settlement landscape, often serving as a first point of co...