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Frangie, Maha – Journal of Research in International Education, 2017
This paper aims at deepening the understanding of how the relation between home and school is negotiated in the mind of Grade 6 students attending an International Baccalaureate (IB) school in Qatar. Students reported mainly frustration and confusion. The Thematic Coding Analysis used in the study revealed two strategies students use to negotiate…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Student Attitudes, Grade 6, Foreign Countries
Callahan, Rebecca M., Ed.; Gándara, Patricia C., Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2014
The Bilingual Advantage draws together researchers from education, economics, sociology, anthropology and linguistics to examine the economic and employment benefits of bilingualism in the US labor market, countering past research that shows no such benefits exist. Collectively, the authors draw on novel methodological approaches and new data to…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Labor Market, Bilingual Education, Educational Benefits
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Poonoosamy, Mico – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2010
The world becoming a global village is a recurrent notion, but for the learner, where to situate oneself intellectually and culturally remains a crucial issue. The challenges are complex for former colonized states of Africa in the quest of a national identity after colonial rule. The transition from a national educational programme to a (more)…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, Educational Change
Martinez, Tony P.; Martinez, Alison P. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
United World College of the American West (UWC-USA) which was founded in 1982 by the Occidental Petroleum magnate and philanthropist, Armand Hammer, is an upper-secondary school with 200 students and two dozen faculty from 80 countries or more. Situated amid traditional Hispanic settlements in New Mexico's scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains,…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Global Education, Acculturation, Secondary Schools