عنوان

Educational Leaders' Perspectives of Foreign Language Immersion Programs

Number

TL51876

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Educational Leaders' Perspectives of Foreign Language Immersion Programs

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Grivet, Candice Suzanne

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Payne, Alina

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Grand Canyon University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2019

Text of Note

354 p.

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Ed.D.

Body granting the degree

Grand Canyon University

Text preceding or following the note

2019

Text of Note

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study is to explore how school administrators and teacher leaders understand, plan, and coordinate the foreign language immersion program's components in K-12 schools in the Southeastern United States. The theory of effective bilingual schooling and the Guiding Principles for Dual Language Education served as the framework of the study. The research questions that guided the study asked how school administrators understand and plan the foreign language immersion program's components in K-12 schools and how teacher leaders understand and coordinate the foreign language immersion program's components in K-12 schools. A convenience sampling strategy was used to select five school administrators and 12 teacher leaders. Data were gathered through semi-structured one-on-one interviews and a focus group interview. An inductive thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Three themes related to Research Question 1 were multilingualism and multiculturalism, teachers' support, and program networking. Three themes related to Research Question 2 were educational equity in two languages of instruction, organization of opportunities for sustained partner language use, and implementation of the curriculum in the classroom. Conclusions from this study were that school administrators integrated teachers in program planning and strengthened communication and relationships with national and international partners to deepen stakeholders' involvement. Teacher leaders coordinated curriculum, language instruction, and sociocultural awareness across languages throughout collaboration types and implementation of tailored instructional practices to enhance student success.

Subject Term

Educational administration

Subject Term

Educational leadership

Subject Term

Foreign language learning

Grivet, Candice Suzanne

Payne, Alina

Grand Canyon University

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[Thesis]

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