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Direct linkOlaug Strand – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2024
The "optimism hypothesis" claims that immigrant students do better in the Norwegian education system than their socioeconomic status would suggest, due to the strong educational aspirations that immigrant parents might have for their children. Grounded in an educational equity paradigm, this study aims to test this hypothesis by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 4
Maluch, Jessica Tsimprea – Language and Education, 2022
The current study examines the effects of the sociocultural context of primary school reading among Arabic- and English-speaking students in the UAE. Using a sample of 16,391 fourth graders (English: n = 10,507; Arabic: n = 5,884) from the 2016 Process in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), results revealed that while early language…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Social Environment, Arabic, Elementary School Students
