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Brezan, Beate, Comp.; Nowak, Meto, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2016
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Foreign Countries, Preschool Education
Ó Murchú, Helen, Comp. – Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, 2016
This regional dossier aims to provide a concise, description and basic statistics about minority language education in a specific region of Europe. Aspects that are addressed include features of the education system, recent educational policies, main actors, legal arrangements, and support structures, as well as quantitative aspects, such as the…
Descriptors: Irish, Preschool Education, Elementary Education, Secondary Education
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Preston, Jane P. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2016
In line with an Aboriginal worldview of interconnectivity, I outline successful educational programs, policies, and services for Aboriginal peoples in Canada. These programs and initiatives are presented within four thematic areas related to (a) early childhood education, (b) Aboriginal pedagogy, language, and culture (throughout kindergarten to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Canada Natives, Educational Methods
Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2015
In this webinar, Dr. Joyce Epstein, Director of the Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships and the National Network of Partnership Schools, discussed what the research says about effective family engagement. The webinar and PowerPoint presentation are also available. A brief list of resources is included.
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Family School Relationship, Academic Achievement, Correlation
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Rodriguez, M. Victoria – Early Child Development and Care, 2006
This article presents the results of two ethnographic studies that explored the language and literacy practices present in the everyday lives of seven Dominican families living in the New York City metropolitan area. The families engaged in literacy practices that were embedded in their daily lives and often depended on the practical problems that…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Latin Americans, Metropolitan Areas, Family Literacy