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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Waterman, Robin – Bilingual Research Journal, 2008
Public-school policy and federal law both emphasize parental involvement, yet there is insufficient research guiding meaningful collaboration between school practitioners and immigrant parents. This article reports on results gleaned from a larger study of school-based adult ESL classes, focusing on the role that these classes could play in…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English (Second Language), Teaching Methods, Parent Participation
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Buxton, Cory A.; Lee, Okhee; Mahotiere, Margarette – Bilingual Research Journal, 2008
This study explores the role that language plays in the academic and social transition of Haitian children and parents to urban U.S. schools across multiple school settings, demographic groups, and languages. Semistructured individual interviews and focus groups were conducted with groups of 12 Haitian American teachers, 12 Haitian parents of…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Language Role, Haitians, Adjustment (to Environment)