Study on Securing the Educational Opportunitiy for Asian Language Minoritiy Students in California

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26381092
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University (2016-2017); Osaka City University (2014-2015)
• Principal Investigator: TAKIZAWA JUN 広島大学, 教育学研究科, 准教授 (20314718)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: アジア系言語マイノリティ / 双方向イマージョン・プログラム / 学校選択 / 教育の正統性 / 人的ネットワーク / 専門的指導性 / アイデンティティ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the implementation status and issues of the two-way immersion program (TWI) in Asian languages and English in California, USA. The following research results were obtained. （1）The importance of expert guidance of the Board of Education in the establishment and operation of Mandarin and Hmong TWI school with few speakers and the significance of securing the legitimacy of TWI school by school choice system,（2）the importance of human network of language community in securing teachers for TWI,（3）Ensuring educational opportunities to establish identity and self-esteem as ethnic groups,（4）the lack of teachers to establish and operate high-quality TWI schools and the disparity in implementation capacity of school district.

Free Research Field

教育行政学