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Ho, Ya-Yu Cloudia; Coady, Maria R. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
The purpose of the study was to understand the role of culture in English as a Second Language (ESL) nurses' clinical communication experiences in the United States, and how these experiences demonstrate the need for continuing education for ESL nurses. Five Taiwanese nurses who worked in U.S. health care contexts were recruited in the study. Data…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Nurses, Cultural Pluralism
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Wu, Chiu-hui; Coady, Maria R. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2010
READ 180 is a reading program primarily designed for both struggling readers and English language learners (ELLs) in the United States. In this paper, we report findings from a qualitative study that investigated how four adolescent ELLs responded to using READ 180, particularly in relation to their cultural needs. Findings from the study showed…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Reading Programs, Culturally Relevant Education, Second Language Learning
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Coady, Maria R.; Cruz-Davis, Joel; Flores, Cindi G. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2008
This paper presents findings from a qualitative study that investigated home-school communication practices from two school districts in north Florida. Specifically, this study focuses on communication between education professionals and Spanish-speaking parents who were immigrant and migrant farmworkers. In this paper we use the term…
Descriptors: Migrant Education, Migrant Programs, Ideology, Migrant Workers