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A Case Study Of The Effects Of Integration On Two Black High Schools In East Tennessee, Sheila R. Knaff
A Case Study Of The Effects Of Integration On Two Black High Schools In East Tennessee, Sheila R. Knaff
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This study investigated the effects of integration on two black high schools and their communities in East Tennessee. The purpose of the study was to show how integration impacted these two communities both negatively and positively. The research method was qualitative and used the case study approach. Interviews of former students, teachers, and administrators of these two schools was a primary source of data collection. Further analysis of the data used the qualitative software package QSR NUD*IST 4.0. Data gained from the interviews, coupled with historical and current literature, as well as other published documents in relation to these two …
An Intergenerational Literacy Project For Migrant Families, Sandra E. Harmening, Amy C. Kiesz
An Intergenerational Literacy Project For Migrant Families, Sandra E. Harmening, Amy C. Kiesz
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The relationship between student achievement and parental involvement was reviewed and found to be significant. A model project was developed to include seven migrant families intergenerationally within the context of the classroom. The purpose was to enhance the relationship between students and parents/guardians and between these low literacy families and the school institution. The result was projected to be a better understanding of each family's heritage, an increase in volunteerism at the school site, more interest in school work and accomplishment, and the possible residual effect of parental desire to improve their literacy skills.
How Efl Writing (English As A Foreign Language) Is Taught In Solomon Islands, Sylvia Skinner
How Efl Writing (English As A Foreign Language) Is Taught In Solomon Islands, Sylvia Skinner
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A grounded theory investigation of Solomon Island teachers' best methods for teaching EFL writing was undertaken in Perth. Thirteen teachers (three male and ten female) participated. being selected according to availability and coverage of all primary school grades Two Coordinators assisted with location and liason between the participants and the research base in Western Australia The investigation proceeded in four phases In the first phase, data were gathered through a report file, in which the teachers identified their three most successful methods for teaching EFL writing Data were analysed using the continuous comparative method to find the core variable underlying …