The current study examined experiences of gendered Islamophobia and sense of belonging among visibly Muslim women at U.S. institutions of higher education. Using a phenomenological research approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 visibly Muslim female student…
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The purpose of this study was to examine the culture learning process in study abroad. More specifically, this study attempted to understand the preparation that on-site staff have had for their role as intercultural educators, how they conceptualize and facilitate culture learn…
In this study, two tenured Canadian teacher educators were asked the question, "What are your personal and pedagogical experiences of engaging with the complexities of teaching anti-racist, multicultural education in your graduate courses?" The researcher is a Muslim woman, born…
This study examines the efficacy of academic preparatory course interventions on the success rates of foreign language learning. Specifically, this study assesses the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center’s (DLIFLC) Introduction to Language Studies (ILS) preparatory…
The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural and contextual resilience mechanisms operating in the lives of Sudanese refugees living in Virginia. A convenience and snowball sampling of 10 Sudanese refugees (1 female, 9 male) living in Virginia were selected to participa…
Because of the increase in minority immigrant student enrolment in the K-12 and consequently the higher educational system, there is a corresponding need to ensure that their specific needs are taken care of. Postsecondary multicultural developmental education can be part of the…
This study focuses on the impact of attending an ethnoreligious school on different dimensions of social integration. Data are measures of students of fourth and fifth secondary registered in French speaking ethnoreligious schools in the province of Quebec. This study is also se…
This dissertation portrays twentieth century Chinese Indonesians struggling to find their place in the history of what is now Indonesia. The teaching of Chinese language has played a special role in their efforts. During the New Order (1966-1998), Chinese was banned and treated …
Bilingual education has been controversial since its inception (Medina, 2003), and the immigration debate in the early 21st century has compounded this dilemma. The concept of Dual Language seems to be accepted by both sides of the debate (Thomas & Collier, 1997), as it appears …
This study investigates whether the remedial tertiary-level EFL classes in the Arabian Gulf States optimize the process of acquiring English for the majority of the students, namely the graduates of government high schools. I have endeavoured to uncover, by reference to my three…
The novel Bifocal , a fictional young adult novel that examines the racist backlash that occurs at a high school after a male Muslim student is arrested on terrorism charges, was published in 2007 and has received wide critical acclaim for its portrayal of issues of racism. Work…
This research explores the socially embedded experiences of four adults who migrated in childhood and maintain their mother tongue while acquiring and appropriating a second language and way of being in the world. The participants in this inquiry, from Somalia, Peru, Hong Kong a…
This research is situated at the intersection of language planning, language education, and international development. The role of civil society actors in indigenous language education in Bangladesh was explored through qualitative field research into the areas of program implem…
Muslim high school students often face bi-cultural issues, which can be a source of additional stress while making the transition from childhood to adulthood. I explored the extent of acculturation issues experienced by Muslim students by using the Muslim Youth Acculturation Rat…
This thesis is concerned with ways agents of peacebuilding social change emerge in intractable conflict situations, and more specifically, within the context of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). I investigated the different experiences and educational opport…
Through this ethnographic study, I examined literacy practices among Sudanese refugees, focusing on the ways in which refugee families make sense of and negotiate texts and practices in the U.S. These refugees relied upon literacy brokers to help them understand issues related t…
This research compares three groups of elementary-school children in Toronto by testing their deep lexical knowledge of specific words (implicit aspect) and grading their expression of such knowledge in a standard definition form (expressible aspect). Child participants were dra…
Over the last two decades, many women who were former political prisoners have emigrated from Iran to Canada. These women do not want their experiences to be forgotten but often language barriers prevent them from telling their stories. This qualitative investigation uses femini…
This is a narrative inquiry into the identity development, cultural and professional transformation of five visible minority teachers before and after immigrating to Canada. The teacher participants, Dave, Beneth, Lily, Ann and I migrated to Canada during the 1990s from Africa, …