Continuity/discontinuity Between Home and School Patterns of Communication

The purposes of this study were to (a) determine what problems, if any, existed because of some students switching back and forth between the dialect spoken at home and standard English being required in the school; (b) determine to what extent, if at all, standard English and dialect use hinder or advance effective teaching/learning outcomes; (c) determine what attitudes parents, teachers, and students exhibit toward dialect and standard English; and (d) provide the Virgin Islands school system with data for policy planning and curriculum development. One basic research question (How do attitudes of parents, students, and teachers toward dialect affect the students' continuity/discontinuity of communication between home and school?) is presented, and seven subsidiary questions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Educat.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Benjamin, Lawrence Osmond, Sr.

• Education, Elementary

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8521718

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68985