Funds Of Knowledge Of Arab Immigrant Families: An Examination Of The Perceptions Of High School Students, Parents, And Teachers

<p>With the growing numbers of English learners in American schools, the Federal Government has mandated special services and programs to meet the needs of this population which increased research about the best strategies that would help close the gap between ELs and their peers. Nonetheless, the current education system still views ELs from a deficit lens which focuses on closing the gaps in students’ education instead of focusing on the assets that they have. Therefore, there is a specific need to bridge the home and school environments together so that teachers can build on the skills that students bring from home to teach them.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to look at the home literacy practices of Arab immigrant families to determine the capital embedded in Arab immigrant students’ daily routines and skills. By examining the perceptions of the concerned people: students, parents, and teachers about the home literacy practices of Arab immigrant students, the study reveals the daily literacy routines and assets that students have. In addition, the study sheds light on the formations of students’ positional, social, and cultural identities.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Curriculum and Instruction

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Elhajj, Hiba Kahil

Contributors dc:contributor

• Poonam Arya
• Karen Feathers

• Arab
• Education
• Funds of Knoweldge
• Immigrant
• Literacy
• United States
• Other Education
• Other Social and Behavioral Sciences

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1444

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-2443