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Rihan Abuhamdan – Online Submission, 2024
The academic success and language proficiency in Arabic of bilingual Arabic learners (BAL) in immersion programs have been limited by a lack of effective policies and practices that address the Arabic population's inclusive and equitable educational environment. This qualitative case study aims to provide insight into how academic leaders can…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Arabic, Immersion Programs, Bilingual Education Programs
Doolittle, Martha; Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2016
This report summarizes feedback from Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary dual language teachers who participated in focus group discussions in January and February 2016. Teachers gave their opinions about the program components and suggestions for how to improve the program implementation.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response), School Districts, Program Effectiveness
Zhao, Hui – Online Submission, 2014
The New Bilingual Teacher Institute follow-up survey during March 2014 allowed new bilingual teachers in Austin Independent School District to reflect on how well their August 2013 training prepared them and its usefulness, professional development, and support and resources received in their first year of teaching.
Descriptors: School Districts, Faculty Development, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Surveys
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2011
Ten Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary campuses implemented one-way and two-way dual language pilot programs in the 2010-2011 year. This report includes summaries of parent and staff's perception of its implementation, as well as students' levels of advancement in second language proficiency.
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Schools, Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs
Camarena, Mario – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the short and long term effects of a Two-Way bilingual education program on the literacy development of students in K-3 and high school. Two groups included students in English Language Learners (ELL) as well as students who were not ELL. Both groups were instructed in equal 50-50 percent English/Spanish.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning, Bilingualism
Mora, Jill Kerper – Online Submission, 2010
This article is an analysis of the educational implications of the Supreme Court (USSC) decision in "Horne v. Flores" (2009). The USSC remanded the Arizona case to the lower court, requiring a rehearing of petitioners' request for relief from the court's oversight of AZ's "structured English immersion" (SEI) program mandated…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, English (Second Language), Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Yang, Yu N.; Li, Yuan H.; Tompkins, Leroy J.; Modarresi, Shahpar – Online Submission, 2005
This summative evaluation of magnet programs employed a quasi-experimental design to investigate whether or not students enrolled in magnet programs gained any achievement advantage over students who were not enrolled in a magnet program. Researchers used Zero-One Linear Programming to draw multiple sets of matched samples from the non-magnet…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Student Characteristics, Summative Evaluation