KHMER CULTURE IMPACTING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH-SPEAKING PERFORMANCE IN ETHNIC MINORITY BOARDING SCHOOLS

Culture clash: appearance concerns in black and minority ethnic groups

Pain Management Programmes for Non-English-Speaking Black and Minority Ethnic Groups With Long-Term or Chronic Pain.

Increasing ethnic diversity in the UK means that there is a growing need for National Health Service care to be delivered to non-English-speaking patients. The aims of the present systematic review were to: (1) better understand the outcomes of chronic pain management programmes (PMPs) for ethnic minority and non-English-speaking patients and (2) explore the perspectives on and experiences of c...

“C’est la clé du succès”: Thinking Through the Parental Experience of a New Support Program for Newcomer Students in Minority French-Speaking Schools in Canada

In 2010, the Ministry of Education of one of the most diverse provinces in Canada initiated the implementation of a support program for newcomer students to facilitate their academic, linguistic, social, and cultural adaptation in French speaking schools. This longitudinal multiple case study will document how immigrant parents support their children’s learning, and create a home environment co...

Future goal setting, task motivation and learning of minority and non-minority students in Dutch schools.

BACKGROUND Cross-cultural research on minority school achievement yields mixed findings on the motivational impact of future goal setting for students from disadvantaged minority groups. Relevant and recent motivational research, integrating Future Time Perspective Theory with Self-Determination Theory, has not yet been validated among minority students. AIMS To replicate across cultures the ...

Perceptions of hospitality careers among ethnic minority students

Ethnic minority is a comparatively important group that comprises a large sector of the American hospitality industry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the career expectations of ethnic minority students majoring in the hospitality industry and to examine if ethnic minority students perceived more career barriers than White students. Results showed that ethnic minority students perc...