NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 14 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pennelle, Shawn G.; Case, R. E.; Williams, G. – Education Inquiry, 2023
This paper reports on a qualitative study of 13 bilingual paraprofessionals at a university in the USA enrolled in a second language acquisition class that was part of a professional development programme. Drawing on socio-cultural theory, the study focused on documenting how the paraprofessionals negotiated the academic demands of a hybrid online…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Bilingualism, Second Language Instruction, Online Courses
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Martinez, Briceida Nuñez; Correa-Torres, Silvia M. – Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, 2022
Culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) families encounter many challenges when trying to effectively advocate for and be a part of their children's education. The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has added additional struggles for many CLD families, including families of children with disabilities. Utilizing a qualitative phenomenological design,…
Descriptors: Spanish Speaking, Students with Disabilities, COVID-19, Pandemics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Romero-Rodriguez, Luis M.; Ramirez-Montoya, Maria Soledad; Gonzalez, Jaime Ricardo Valenzuela – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: This article analyzes the correlation between users' digital competencies and their tendencies to successfully complete energy sustainability massive online open courses (MOOCs). In addition to reviewing whether digital competencies are a predictor of the effective completion of the course, this article analyzes whether participants…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Technological Literacy, Sustainability
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Esquilín Nieves, Astrid A.; Danzak, Robin L. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2023
Purpose: This qualitative pilot study explored cultural perspectives and needs of two bilingual (Spanish/English) Latina mothers with children on the autism spectrum in conversations with their children's speech-language pathologists (SLPs), one identifying as Mexican American and the other identifying as White American. Method: Dyadic interviews…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Bilingualism, Hispanic Americans, Mothers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alba, Laura A.; Mercado Anazagasty, Jessica; Ramirez, Anacary; Johnson, Austin H. – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2022
The purpose of this study was to explore parents' perspectives about the special education process during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of Spanish-speaking and English-speaking parents (N = 102) of children receiving special education services. Results indicated that language (English or Spanish), but not household income or parental…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Students with Disabilities, COVID-19, Pandemics
Zimmerman, Lori; Brown, Michelle – Science and Children, 2021
Teachers are the critical component of students' success in the classroom (NRC 2001), but families are the critical component of student success at home. When families and teachers develop strong relationships and build trust with each other, students benefit (Henderson and Mapp 2002). This is especially true in communities where home culture is…
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Science Instruction, Cultural Differences, Interaction
Holmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2020
HIPPY targeted over 600 parents of children zoned to 103 Houston Independent School District (HISD) elementary campuses during the 2019-2020 academic year. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the program was delivered in a virtual format, beginning in March 2020, with the majority of parents successfuly completing the 30-week program in 26 weeks.…
Descriptors: School Readiness, COVID-19, Pandemics, Preschool Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Frederiksen, Karen-Margrete, Ed.; Larsen, Sanne, Ed.; Bradley, Linda, Ed.; Thouësny, Sylvie, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the EUROCALL society succeeded in holding the 28th EUROCALL conference, EUROCALL2020, on 20-21 August as an online, two-day gathering. The transition process required to make this happen was demanding and insightful for everyone involved, and, in many ways, a logical consequence of the core content and purpose of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Videoconferencing
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Burgin, Ximena D.; Daniel, Mayra C.; Riley, Carolyn F. – TESL-EJ, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled educational communities across the world into emergency remote models of instruction. This study documented the perceptions of 11 teachers from the State of Illinois regarding the quality of online instruction in their schools and their unexpected challenges from March of 2019-2020 academic year. Three points of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Educational Change
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gaines, Rachel; Choi, Eunjeong; Williams, Kyle; Park, J. Hannah; Schallert, Diane L.; Matar, Lina – Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
We examined how narrative was used in online classroom discussion as preservice bilingual teachers experimented with possible future selves. Considering associations between narrative and identity construction, we explored the complementary roles of stories from personal past experiences and backgrounds, experience as teacher interns, and imagined…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Online Courses, Bilingual Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Freiermuth, Mark, Ed.; Zarrinabadi, Nourollah, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2020
This edited volume brings together large-scale research as well as case studies from a range of geographical contexts and represents a variety of educational settings involving second language learners and users. Its aim is to explore the interrelated issues of psychology and technology use in second language learning settings as well as in more…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies, Technology Uses in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Crawford, Lindy – Computers in the Schools, 2013
This study measured the effects of an online supplementary mathematics curriculum designed for middle school English language learners who speak Spanish as a first language. A randomized experiment measured the achievement differences between middle school English language learners who used the Web-based HELP Math (Help with English Language…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Mathematics Instruction, Middle School Students, English Language Learners
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Spector, J. Michael, Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaias, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2014
These proceedings contain the papers of the 11th International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA 2014), October 25-27, 2014, which has been organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) and endorsed by the Japanese Society for Information and Systems in…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Teaching Methods, Technological Literacy, Technology Uses in Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Dalla, Rochelle L.; MoulikGupta, Pallabi; Lopez, William E.; Jones, Vicky – Family Relations, 2006
Nebraska's rural school districts have a rapidly growing Spanish-speaking student body and few qualified instructors to meet their educational needs. This investigation examined factors that promote and challenge the ability of rural Nebraska paraprofessional educators to complete an online B.S. program in elementary education, with a K-12 English…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Educational Needs, Bilingualism, Rural Schools