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Mady, Callie; Arnett, Katy; Muilenburg, Lin Y. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
In Canada, there is a rising population of K-12 students who speak neither French nor English at home, and who are sometimes expected to learn both of the country's official languages in school. Applying the lenses of critical theory and positioning theory, this study uses questionnaire and interview data to frame considerations to explore how…
Descriptors: French, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2017
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and the Ministry of Education (MEd), in consultation with regional representatives and public and independent school representatives, created these cross-ministry guidelines to improve information sharing, strengthen practice and joint planning, and promote effective communication among…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare
Lukie, Ivanna K.; Skwarchuk, Sheri-Lynn; LeFevre, Jo-Anne; Sowinski, Carla – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2014
Children's involvement in home literacy and numeracy activities has been linked to school achievement, but the subtleties in the home environment responsible for these gains have yet to be thoroughly investigated. The purpose of this study was to determine how children's interests and collaborative parent-child interactions affect exposure to home…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childhood Interests, Parent Child Relationship, Numeracy
Felimban, Huda; Nowicki, Elizabeth A.; Dare, Lynn; Brown, Jason – British Journal of Special Education, 2016
In this comparative study, students from inclusive schools in Canada and Saudi Arabia shared their beliefs about factors associated with learning difficulties. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 36 Canadian and 62 Saudi elementary students in Grades 5 and 6. Thematic analysis uncovered six themes: lack of knowledge,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Learning Problems
Hua, Josephine M.; Costigan, Catherine L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Language brokering, whereby children of immigrants provide informal translation and interpretation for others, is considered commonplace. However, the research evidence remains inconsistent concerning how language brokering relates to the psychological health of child language brokers and their relationships with their parents. Furthermore, few…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Asians, Adolescents
Cassidy, Wanda; Brown, Karen; Jackson, Margaret – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2012
Cyber bullying among youth is rapidly becoming a global phenomenon, as educators, parents and policymakers grapple with trying to curtail this negative and sometimes devastating behavior. Since most cyber bullying emanates from the home computer, parents can play an important role in preventing cyber bullying and in fostering a kinder online…
Descriptors: Prevention, Bullying, Parent Attitudes, Family Environment
Gosselin, Julie; Romano, Elisa; Bell, Tessa; Babchishin, Lyzon; Hudon-ven der Buhs, Isabelle; Gagné, Annie; Gosselin, Natasha – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
Whereas US-based data have contributed to our understanding of family composition changes over the last decades, data on Canadian families are limited, and previous studies have stressed the need for in depth, longitudinal investigations. This article begins to fill this gap in the literature by providing a current and detailed portrait of family…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Family Environment, Predictor Variables
Kim, Hyun Uk – Disability & Society, 2012
Whereas the autism prevalence rate has been very closely monitored in the United States, the same has not been observed in many other countries. This may be attributed to the fact that each culture views and defines autism differently. Using field notes and semi-structured interviews with family members with an individual with autism, teachers,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Autism, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences
Sterzuk, Andrea; Nelson, Cynthia A. – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2016
This article presents a qualitative study of five monolingual teachers' understandings of the linguistic repertoires of their multilingual students. These teachers deliver the Saskatchewan provincial curricula in English to Hutterite colony students who are users of three languages: (a) spoken Hutterisch as a home and community language, (b)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Geographic Regions, Teacher Attitudes
Inoue, Tomohiro; Georgiou, George K.; Parrila, Rauno; Kirby, John R. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2018
We examined the developmental relationships between home literacy environment (parent teaching, shared book reading) and emergent literacy skills (phonological awareness, letter knowledge, vocabulary, rapid naming speed) in kindergarten, reading accuracy and fluency in Grade 1, and reading comprehension in Grades 2 and 3 in a sample of Canadian…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Emergent Literacy, Reading Skills, Reading Fluency
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Foy, Pierre; Hooper, Martin – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2017
The Internet has become the primary source for obtaining information at work, at home, and for school. Because Internet reading increasingly is becoming one of the central ways students are acquiring information, in 2016, the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) was extended to include ePIRLS--an innovative assessment of online…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Grade 4, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Goldstein, Tara – Teaching Education, 2014
While the call for teacher education students to learn about their students' family and community lives remains urgent and compelling, educating teachers about the Other is tricky business. In this article I discuss the use of two performed ethnographies, "Harriet's House" and "Ana's Shadow," to provide opportunities for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Ethnography
Preyde, Michele; Watkins, Hanna; Ashbourne, Graham; Lazure, Kelly; Carter, Jeff; Penney, Randy; White, Sara; Frensch, Karen; Cameron, Gary – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2013
The outcomes of youth accessing residential treatment or intensive home-based treatment are varied. Understanding youth's perceptions of their well-being may inform service. The purpose of this report was to explore perceptions of youth's mental health, life satisfaction, and outlook for the future. Youth reported ongoing struggles with mental…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Depression (Psychology), Life Satisfaction, Well Being
Ho, Betty P. V.; Stephenson, Jennifer; Carter, Mark – International Journal of Special Education, 2012
Anger related behaviours such as aggression are known to be an area of difficulty for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). A national internet forum for parents of children with ASD was selected out of other similar forums from six English speaking countries. Information about the angry episodes of 121 children with ASD as described by…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Parents, Autism, Siblings
Weiss, Jonathan A.; Burnham Riosa, Priscilla – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Most research on mental health in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID) has focused on deficits. We examined individual (i.e., sociocommunicative skills, adaptive behavior, functional cognitive skills) and contextual (i.e., home, school, and community participation) correlates of thriving in 330 youth…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Mental Retardation