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OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to evaluate a culturally tailored parenting support program (Ladnaan) for Somali-born parents and to determine its effectiveness on children's emotional and behavioral problems.

Interest has been growing in the role of students' attitudes, beliefs, and dispositions as key factors that can support or inhibit student success.

The past 15 years have seen a surge in research examining how and when the children of immigrants experience discrimination, and what the psychological and educational consequences are.

This study examines data from focus groups conducted with Spanish-speaking Latino parents to gauge their perceptions of the role of schools in Latino students' college readiness.

This paper looks at inner-ring suburbs and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses in handling an under-publicized population of foreign-born students and students living in poverty.

This article summarizes research conducted by a teacher researcher in a working-class community. The participants included 10 Latino students, five parents, and five teachers.

The authors conducted a randomized field trial to test an academic vocabulary intervention designed to bolster the language and literacy skills of linguistically diverse sixth-grade students (N = 2,082; n = 1,469 from a home where English is not the primary language), many demonstrating low achievem

This randomized controlled trial conducted in Alaska examined the efficacy of the reform-oriented and culturally based Math in a Cultural Context (MCC) teacher training and curriculum.

Effective early education is essential for academic achievement and positive life outcomes, particularly for children in poverty.

This paper compares the performance of Spanish-dominant students in the fifth year of a Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) or a Structured English Immersion (SEI) program. Student performance was measured based on various standardized assessment and results varied.