ERIC Number: EJ1093478
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Publication Date: 2015
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Leadership Education for English Language Learners as Transformative Pedagogy
Gagné, Antoinette; Soto Gordon, Stephanie
Intercultural Education, v26 n6 p530-546 2015
This qualitative case study investigates the transformative power of a leadership course designed for immigrant secondary school students learning English as an additional language with a social justice orientation. Course projects allowed the students to get involved in tutoring, present at a conference on intercultural education, deliver equity presentations and role model presentation skills for their peers by discussing topics such as Canadian culture, showcase their talents from their L1 cultures and give advice on how to integrate into the school and to lead activities to create school spirit by sharing music from their culture, running a "thank your teacher" campaign, or taking the lead with an international humanitarian cause. The teacher's plans and notes, course assignments, video footage of students presenting a conference workshop and monthly feedback forms were the data that allowed us to understand how transformative pedagogy was enacted by the teacher and experienced by the students in one Canadian secondary school with a very diverse student population.
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Social Justice, Leadership Training, Immigrants, Secondary School Students, Student Leadership, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Tutoring, Conference Papers, Multicultural Education, Role Models, Equal Education, Cultural Background, Native Language, Music, Assignments, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response), Video Technology, Workshops, Student Diversity, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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