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Community organizations: CUPS (Calgary Urban Project Society) Future research / gaps identified: Continue research on using behavioral neuroscience frameworks and reciprocal parent-child interactions to facilitate children’s learning. Key findings: 1) For all children, PPVT-III scores increased the most betwe...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: TESOL instructors working in LINC programs in Alberta Location: Alberta broadly (not otherwise defined) Open access: No Community organizations: n/a Key findings: 1) Professional development should be ongoing and conte...
Key populations: newcomer students in Albertan high schools Community organizations: Calgary Board of Education’s Global Learning Services Future research / gaps identified: Develop, implement and evaluate interventions to help newcomer high school students make friends with local students. Integration timeline:...
Community organizations: 25 heritage language schools in Edmonton (names not specified) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings: During the COVID-19 pandemic, heritage language schools: 1) Supported temporary foreign workers (e.g. assisting TFWs to find aff...
Key recommendations: Key populations: youth (ages 13 – 18) Spanish heritage language learners Key findings: Open access: Yes Location: Edmonton, AB Integration timeline: Future research / gaps identified: Community organizations:
Location Edmonton, Alberta Community organizations NA Open-access – No Integration timeline At what point during the integration process the study was conducted? NA Gaps identified Lack of culturally congruent care for immigrant populations seeking mental health care, and lack of culturally competent inter...
Community organizations: unidentified partner school in Calgary Integration timeline: not defined Future research / gaps identified: Examine how students could be supported with think-aloud study guides and a K-W-L (know, want to know, learned) chart revised to include “D” for “did” and “S” for “still want to kno...
Location: Calgary, Alberta Key recommendations Policy makers and service providers must demonstrate awareness of culturally diverse approaches to financial management in order to develop a better understanding of how older immigrants make their financial decisions and practices Key findings Immigration and migratio...
Key recommendations The implication of the findings of this research is that low/zero literacy among Yazidi refugees hinders their ability to learn English language in Canada. Hence, the authors make the recommendation that Yazidi refugees with low literacy should be provided with training in their local language of &#...
Key populations Vietnamese speakers Location University of Alberta Key findings L2 pronunciation research has received considerable attention by Canadian scholars over the last decade Pronunciation instruction is important because it helps to improve communication between people with different language backgrounds:...
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