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Karam, Fares J.; Kibler, Amanda K.; Johnson, Haley E.; Molloy Elreda, Lauren – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2020
This study aims at better understanding how an Iraqi refugee-background English learner (Fawzi) is positioned by his teacher and his peers, and how he positions himself as a member of a culturally and linguistically diverse American classroom. For that purpose, we adopt a mixed-methods approach to analyze qualitative field notes and interview data…
Descriptors: Refugees, English (Second Language), English Language Learners, Social Networks
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Kibler, Amanda K.; Molloy Elreda, Lauren; Hemmler, Vonna L.; Arbeit, Miriam R.; Beeson, Rebecca; Johnson, Haley E. – American Educational Research Journal, 2019
Adolescents' peer networks tend to segregate by relative language proficiency, but students from all linguistic backgrounds benefit academically from classroom peer relationships both within and across English learner (EL) and non-EL classified groups. We drew upon social network analysis of student survey data in 46 English and math middle school…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Peer Relationship, English Language Learners, English Instruction
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Johnson, Haley E.; Molloy Elreda, Lauren; Kibler, Amanda K.; Futch Ehrlich, Valerie A. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2020
Employing a social capital framework, this study investigates teachers' role in influencing the peer dynamics between English learners (ELs) and their non-EL peers. Participants include 713 students (211 EL students). Observed teacher-student interaction quality and teacher self-reports of their peer network management were used to operationalize…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Capital, Peer Relationship, English Language Learners