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Building Bridges: Using Community-Based Participatory Action Research To Examine Communication Between Somali Families And Teachers At A Suburban School In Minnesota, Ashley Quien

Masters of Arts in Education Action Research Papers

The purpose of this community-based action research project was for teachers and Somali families to collaboratively improve communication between parents and teachers at a suburban school in Minnesota. The project used multiple data sources to understand how to improve communication between Somali families and teachers. A teacher survey revealed the current communication practices teachers use at this school. Data was collected for attendance and behavior referrals to see how Somali students related to other students. A Somali family focus group met to discuss communication practices at the school. This group discussed what was going well, what needed to be improved, …