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Parents and Early Immersion: Reciprocity between Home and Immersion Pre-school.

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Hickey, Tina – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 1999

Examines the importance of parental support for early immersion in the context of a study of Irish-medium preschools. Data were collected from all participants in this early-immersion model, including parents, classroom assistants, and inspectors, in addition to detailed tests of 225 3-year-old children. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Family Environment, Immersion Programs, Irish, Language of Instruction

Early Immersion Education in Ireland: Na Naionrai.

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Hickey, Tina – 1997

A study addressed educational and psychological issues raised by the phenomenal growth of Irish-medium pre-schools ("naionrai"). Data were gathered in surveys of almost 2,000 parents, over 170 teachers and advisors, and 225 children in 25 Irish-medium pre-schools in both "Gaeltacht" (Irish-speaking districts) and…

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Trends, Family Environment, Foreign Countries