Academic Achievement among Québec Secondary School Students of Immigrant Origin in the English School Sector
ثبت نشده
چکیده
This research study was primarily intended to document the progress, participation and academic performance of Québec students of immigrant origin (the entire population of firstand second-generation immigrant students) who began their secondary studies in 1998 and 1999. The second objective of the study was to obtain a better understanding of the factors that influenced these phenomena, using information in ministerial databases on these students and the schools they attended.
منابع مشابه
Academic Achievement among Québec Secondary School Students of Immigrant Origin Profile of Students from the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa in the Québec English School Sector
The following is a brief profile of the educational paths of Québec secondary school students from the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa enrolled in the English school sector. This study is based on data from a more extensive research project that involved a systematic followup of cohorts of Québec immigrant students throughout secondary school. The cohorts in question entered secondary school i...
متن کاملHomework Involvement and Academic Achievement of Native and Immigrant Students
Homework is a debated issue in society and its relationship with academic achievement has been deeply studied in the last years. Nowadays, schools are multicultural stages in which students from different cultures and ethnicities work together. In this sense, the present study aims to compare homework involvement and academic achievement in a sample of native and immigrant students, as well as ...
متن کاملTeachers' Attributions of Language Proficiency, Mathematics Achievement, and School Context Measures: an Exploratory Study
This study examines the mathematics achievement of Latino native English speakers compared to non-native English speakers in U.S. high schools. We specifically focus on how academic tracking can influence mathematics achievement and, at the same time, whether having access to a mathematics teaching with specialized training in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) students can help mitiga...
متن کاملThe adaptation and well-being of adolescent immigrants in Greek schools: a multilevel, longitudinal study of risks and resources.
This study examined growth patterns in adaptation of immigrant youth from a risk and resilience perspective. Students from first- and second-generation immigrant families living in Greece and their nonimmigrant classmates (N = 1,057) were assessed over the first 3 years of secondary school (ages 13-15). Three-level hierarchical linear models were used to disentangle individual and classroom-lev...
متن کاملThe School Experience of Montréal Secondary School Students of South Asian Origin
Students from South Asia have the lowest graduation rates of all immigrant students attending public secondary schools in Québec’s French-language sector. This study deals with the socio-academic experience of these young people and the factors that influence them. Qualitative interviews with various stakeholders and partners in the province’s education system schools, families and communities ...
متن کامل