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Understanding English Language Learners’ Social Experiences in a United States Suburban High School

Alfano-Cooper, Maria R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1499443115557272

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2017, Doctor of Education, Ashland University, College of Education.
This study was done as a qualitative, phenomenological case study into the lived experiences of 10 English Language Learners (ELL) in a suburban high school in Ohio. The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of ELL high school students in order to learn how their school experiences impacted their perceived successes and future goals. Specifically in this study, I looked at ELL students at the high school level. I believed I would have the opportunity to look at students’ goals and plans for after graduation and what defined success for them. This study contributes to teacher awareness and literature in the areas related to ELL students and how to better help them adjust socially, and to help them succeed. The data revealed three primary themes, each with subthemes that describe the phenomenon experienced by the students.
Judy Alston, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Constance Savage, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Donna Villareal, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
129 p.
Education; English As A Second Language; Minority and Ethnic Groups
English as a Second Language; ESL; ELL; immigrant students; socialization in high school; perceived success; cultural adaptation; socialization; cultural capital; advocacy; educational inequalities; impactful experiences; teacher perceptions

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  • Alfano-Cooper, M. R. (2017). Understanding English Language Learners’ Social Experiences in a United States Suburban High School [Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1499443115557272

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alfano-Cooper, Maria. Understanding English Language Learners’ Social Experiences in a United States Suburban High School. 2017. Ashland University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1499443115557272.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alfano-Cooper, Maria. "Understanding English Language Learners’ Social Experiences in a United States Suburban High School." Doctoral dissertation, Ashland University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ashland1499443115557272

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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