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Academic Performance Differences between Spanish and Indigenous Speakers in Ecuador
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Burgin, Ximena D. – Intercultural Education, 2023
The Ecuadorian government has reported remarkable learning gains regarding the academic progress of students in the educational system. However, the academic gains for indigenous students have not been clearly demonstrated. This quantitative study aimed at understanding the progress of educational reforms in Ecuador for indigenous students. These…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Academic Achievement, American Indian Students, American Indian Languages
Interacting with Newly Arrived Migrant Pupils: A Sociocultural Perspective
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Norozi, Sultana – Intercultural Education, 2021
The main contribution of this paper is to highlight the pedagogical orientations of reception teachers in Norwegian schools. I explore reception teachers' approaches and their understanding of their own approaches when interacting with newly arrived minority language pupils (NAMLPs). The theoretical basis of the paper is L.S. Vygotsky's work,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Immigrants, Teacher Behavior
Fostering Equity in a Multicultural and Multilingual Classroom through Cooperative Learning
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Buchs, Céline; Maradan, Mathilde – Intercultural Education, 2021
This paper presents a programme designed to deepen knowledge regarding diversity and to sustain equality and equity in participation during class activities in high sociolinguistic diversity classrooms. We investigated a four-stage programme integrating all students' heritage languages in cooperative school activities in one 4th grade class in the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Cooperative Learning, Heritage Education, French
Literacy Education, Reading Engagement, and Library Use in Multilingual Classes
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Tonne, Ingebjorg; Pihl, Joron – Intercultural Education, 2012
The topic of this paper is literacy education and reading engagement in multilingual classes. What facilitates reading engagement in the language of instruction in multilingual classes? In this paper, we analyze reading engagement in a literature-based literacy program in Norway (2007-2011). The design was a research and development project in…
Descriptors: Literature, Recreational Reading, Language Minorities, Research and Development
Urging Inclusion for Interculturalism: Fostering Excellence in a Cypriot Primary School
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Hajisoteriou, Christina; Angelides, Panayiotis; Costi, Andri; Hadjiaggeli, Maria – Intercultural Education, 2011
The development and implementation of inclusive practices can potentially enhance intercultural education. Through the case study of a primary school in Cyprus, we investigated the practices that were developed and applied by the school itself, which aimed to reduce the marginalisation of students who came from abroad. The practices relate to the…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Immigrants
School Adaptation of Roma Children
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Gerganov, Encho; Varbanova, Silvia; Kyuchukov, Hristo – Intercultural Education, 2005
This paper examines the degree of school adaptation among Roma children who were included in a program for the desegregation of Roma schools in Bulgaria. More specifically, the program requires Roma children to attend mixed classes with Bulgarian students and Roma teacher assistants to work with them. The Bulgarian version of the Questionnaire on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Acculturation, Student Adjustment, Minority Group Children