Immigrant and refugee students’ achievement in Vancouver secondary schools: an examination of the common underlying proficiency model

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of first language literacy and educational backgrounds on literacy and academic performance in a second language and, to learn more about students' perceptions of their linguistic, academic and social development in schooling in which t...

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Main Author: Clarke, Debra Kathleen
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5851