ERIC Number: EJ1248475
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 49
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The Use of a Multidimensional Support Model to Examine Policies and Practices for Immigrant Students across Canada
Volante, Louis; Lara, Camila; Klinger, Don A.; Siegel, Melissa
Canadian Journal of Education, v43 n1 p121-169 2020
In the larger context of migration, the education and integration of immigrant children within Canadian school systems has become a pressing concern for education policy makers. Through a systematic content analysis, this study developed a Multidimensional Support Model to examine education policies and support measures that have been articulated by Ministries and Departments of Education across Canada to facilitate the integration and success of immigrant students in K-12 public education systems. The discussion underscores the timeliness and rationale for Ministries and Departments of Education to develop a stand-alone policy document to address all of the unique needs of immigrant students comprehensively and devote greater attention to the socio-economic challenges immigrant students disproportionately face. Developing this document would also address the importance of greater policy coherence and collaboration among ministry sectors. The utility of the proposed support model, which drew on the existing literature, is also discussed in relation to future research studies.
Descriptors: Immigrants, Public Education, Social Integration, Educational Policy, Content Analysis, Models, Policy Analysis, Academic Achievement, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Needs, Socioeconomic Influences, Barriers, Agency Cooperation, Public Agencies, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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