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The Lived Experiences Of Adolescent Ell Students In East Tennessee, Sarah Mould
The Lived Experiences Of Adolescent Ell Students In East Tennessee, Sarah Mould
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Adolescent immigrant students face many challenges upon entering public schools for the first time, especially in rural areas where schools may not have the resources and cultural competence to meet their needs. Background factors like culture, previous schooling, and socioeconomic status combine with contextual factors in the learning environment, which further affect their academic outcome. The qualitative tradition of phenomenology was used to explore and describe the experiences and challenges of thirteen Spanish-speaking immigrant or newcomer youth who entered East Tennessee public middle or high schools within the last fifteen school years.
The findings indicated that parents’ perspectives and understanding …