Gauging Community Support for a Bilingual Two-Way Immersion Program for K-8 Students Using Under-Represented Languages

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dc.contributor.advisorBullis, Michael
dc.contributor.authorM'Enesti, Milan
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-31T22:34:20Z
dc.date.available2018-10-31T22:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-31
dc.description.abstractThis application is for the U.S. Department of Education’s Education Innovation and Research Program to secure funding for a market analysis to gauge the interest of Portland, Oregon parents for opening a two-way immersion (TWI) Romanian-American bilingual public charter school. Initial conversations with members of the Romanian community in the Portland area indicate that such interest may exist. A formal survey of that community has not yet been conducted to firmly establish the potential market for such a school. Moreover, there is evidence to document that such an educational option could increase the academic achievement of English Language Learners from Underrepresented Languages (ELL-UL). Some English Language Learners (ELL) face great academic challenges in today’s public educational system which may be masked within the larger ELL population. First generation Romanian children, as ELL students, are represented across the Portland metropolitan area. Although their presence is pervasive, they constitute only a small proportion of all students (2.4 percent of all students in one district). Because of the low incidence of Romanian students, and the fact they are enrolled in schools across a broad geographical area, practical barriers prohibit their participation in bilingual education programs compared to students from well-represented cultures and languages (e.g., Spanish). This project will conduct a market analysis to gauge the Portland Romanian community’s interest in opening a bilingual two-way immersion (TWI) public charter school, embracing both the Romanian culture and language. By documenting this interest, a clear direction and structure for such a school will be established, which should foster the academic success for children of Romanian heritage.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/23914
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectAcademic achievementen_US
dc.subjectAcculturationen_US
dc.subjectBicultural identityen_US
dc.subjectCultural intelligenceen_US
dc.subjectEducational grantsen_US
dc.subjectTWI programsen_US
dc.titleGauging Community Support for a Bilingual Two-Way Immersion Program for K-8 Students Using Under-Represented Languages
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineDepartment of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.leveldoctoral
thesis.degree.nameD.Ed.

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