Cultural transition and academic achievement of students from ethnic minority backgrounds: A content analysis of empirical research on acculturation

E Makarova, D Birman - Educational Research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The achievement gap between immigrant and non-immigrant students that has
been identified in most OECD countries and the considerable educational dropout rate …

Minority students' psychological adjustment in the school context: An integrative review of qualitative research on acculturation

E Makarova, D Birman - Intercultural Education, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The present study aims at systematically analyzing the findings reported in qualitative
research on acculturation and psychological adjustment in the school context. Content …

Teachers as risk and resource factors in minority students' school adjustment: An integrative review of qualitative research on acculturation

E Makarova, D Birman - Acculturation and School Adjustment of …, 2020 - taylorfrancis.com
The present study is embedded in the contextual approach of acculturation research. It
examines teachers' attitudes and behaviors, teachers' expectations as well as their teaching …

The English only movement: Revisiting cultural hegemony

RS Borden - Multicultural Perspectives, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Between national and state budget cuts in education and an ever increasing push toward
the English Only movement, a rise in dropout rates for Hispanic students is imminent …

Understanding co** strategies and behaviors of employees affected by toxic leadership

JA Morris Jr - 2019 - scholarworks.waldenu.edu
Toxic leaders affect nearly half of the US employee base and create environments in which
followers, peers, and staff might be less effective due to stress, devaluation, and potential job …

“They didn't teach us well”: Mexican‐origin students speak out about their readiness for college literacy

LA Murillo, JM Schall - Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This study reports on Mexican‐origin university students' perceptions of their K–12 literacy
experiences and preparation for college‐level reading. Participants were first‐generation …

“Whoa. You speak Mexican?”: Latina/o high school students' sense of belonging in advanced placement and honors classes

P Bjorklund Jr - Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This qualitative study explored Latina/o students' sense of belonging in majority White and
Asian Advanced Placement (AP) and honors classes in a diverse suburban high school …

When 'domestic'and 'international'students study abroad: reflections on language learning, contact, and culture

JW Schwieter, J Jackson, A Ferreira - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The present study examines the language-and culture-learning perceptions of domestic and
international students from a Canadian university who participated in an intensive four-week …

Study abroad learners' metalinguistic and sociocultural reflections on short-and long-term international experiences

JW Schwieter, A Ferreira, PC Miller - Intercultural Education, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
speaking learners of L2 Spanish who were taking part in a four-week study abroad program
in Spain and Japanese-speaking learners of L2 English who were individually studying in …

[書籍][B] Key success factors of small business in a southern region of California

XX Yang - 2016 - search.proquest.com
Abstract The United States has high failure rates of small businesses, with 50% of new small
business establishments failing during the first 5 years, and 60% of small business owners …