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William J. Davis; Jamie H. Hamblin; Torrie Rice; Ruohan Gao; Ziyao Zhou; Jiazhen Yan – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2024
The purpose of this study is to investigate challenges and tensions encountered by university supervisors working with student teachers in dual language immersion (DLI) settings. Despite the growth of Utah's statewide DLI program, Utah university teacher programs have few faculty members familiar with the partner cultures and languages of Utah's…
Descriptors: State Programs, Supervisors, Immersion Programs, Student Teachers
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Yan, Jiazhen; Davis, William J. – Educational Research: Theory and Practice, 2023
The purpose of this study is to examine the professional development (PD) needs of Chinese dual language immersion program (DLI) educators, particularly the PD supports these teachers receive. This instrumental case study examined the professional learning of four Chinese language DLI teachers through semi-structured interviews and observations of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Bilingual Education Programs, Chinese, Immersion Programs
Best, Jane; Dunlap, Allison – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2012
This brief provides an overview of three federal laws that address native-language education and illustrates how these federal laws produce different results when coupled with state laws and other regional circumstances. For the purposes of this brief, native-language education refers to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians and…
Descriptors: Native Language Instruction, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Public Policy