Dissertation
It's a bucket with holes in the bottom: a study of bicultural identity development
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
08/2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000005889
Abstract
In the United States, English language learners (ELLs) are failing to achieve. The literature indicates that among a variety of probable causes, a students' development of a bicultural identity could be key to fostering success. However, the examination of cultural identity development, specifically the opportunities available within the school context for bicultural identity development is under researched. This article addresses this gap by examining how the school context provides and prevents opportunities for ELLs to develop their identities biculturally. Findings indicated that despite good intentions opportunities for bicultural identity development in the negotiation of linguistic, cultural, social, and academic components of the school context were largely unavailable to the ELL in the study.
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- Title
- It's a bucket with holes in the bottom
- Creators
- Leslie Diane Huff
- Contributors
- Joy Lynn Egbert (Chair)Thomas Lee Salsbury (Committee Member) - Washington State University, Department of Teaching and LearningMARY FRANCES ROE (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Department of Teaching and Learning
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 66
- Identifiers
- 99901055138701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation