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Academically Resilient English Language Learners: A Focus Group Study Exploring Risk Factors And Protective Factors, Michelle Abrams-Terry
Academically Resilient English Language Learners: A Focus Group Study Exploring Risk Factors And Protective Factors, Michelle Abrams-Terry
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In this study, the researcher explored high school English language learners’ perceptions of risk factors and protective factors present in their academic and social lives. The researcher also explored how these students negotiated risk factors and used protective factors to be academically resilient. Therefore, the study was designed to examine academic resilience from the students’ perspectives, allowing them to share their story about their success in high school. The following research questions guided this study: (1) What risk factors are present in high school English language learners’ academic and social lives? and (2) Which protective factors do high school English …