A CASE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OF A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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Harris, L. (2010). A CASE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OF A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Harris, Letitia

Title

A CASE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OF A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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1 online resource (235 pages) : PDF

Date

2010

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

As the United States struggles with issues regarding the rapidly increasing immigrant population, so do public schools struggle with providing the youth of this non-English speaking population a quality education. Because of the requirements and structures of high schools, they may face the greatest challenge of educating these youth. Using an embedded case study approach, the researcher examined one suburban school district in North Carolina to assess the extent to which nationally accepted and research based strategies for ELLs were utilized during the 2008 school year. The researcher also identified the outcomes of the high school ELLs in terms of academic achievement and graduation. After identifying the generally accepted strategies, the researcher grouped them into five categories, including data use and analysis, curriculum and programs, instructional strategies, leadership, and parental involvement. She also identified professional development needs in each area. The researcher then used this model to compare the recommended strategies to those found in practice within the district. The researcher found that the population of students in the district closely resembled those of the nation. She also found that the ESL program generally was aligned to the recommended strategies for the ELLs in the district; however, fewer of the strategies were in place uniformly across the district in the broader high school population.

Genre

doctoral dissertations

Subjects--Topics

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers

Degree

D.Ed.

Keywords

English Language Learners
English Second Language
Instruction
Leadership
Parent Involvement
Program

Subject Area

Educational Leadership

Advisor(s)

Hancock, Dawson

Committee Members

Lock, Corey
Lyons, James
Beggs, Joyce

Degree Note

Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2010.

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