How satisfied are parents of students in dual language education programs?: ‘Me parece maravillosa la gran oportunidad que le están dando a estos niños’

Parental Views of Minority Language Instruction in a Spanish Enrichment Program and for English Language Learners

“…Interestingly, similar opinions were expressed by parents of different ethnic groups, namely Hispanic (Shin and Gribbons, 1996), Korean (Shin and Kim, 1998), Chinese (Lao, 2004), or Hmong (Shin and Lee, 1996). Similar results have been found in more recent studies by Gerena (2011), Lee and Jeong (2013), or Parkes and Ruth (2011).…”

Combating Inequalities in Two-Way Language Immersion Programs: Toward Critical Consciousness in Bilingual Education Spaces

“…Following an interpretive approach to research synthesis that incorporated elements of metaethnography (Noblit & Hare, 1988), we first searched for relevant papers using terms such as “two-way immersion,” “dual language,” “dual immersion,” and “bilingual immersion.” From this literature, which was not limited by any date range and informed by Valdés’s (1997) seminal cautionary note, we selected studies that revealed that students or communities from minoritized groups were experiencing marginalization or were not benefiting equally from programs as much as White English speakers/communities. While prior reviews on TWI education are widely cited and offer important insights (e.g., Howard, Sugarman, & Christian, 2003; Lindholm-Leary, 2005a; Parkes & Ruth, 2009), our selection of scholarship purposefully sought to identify empirical studies and conceptual papers that captured inequalities in TWI contexts that may go unrecognized when concentrating on conventional measures of success. This approach was necessary given that scholarly accounts of TWI’s benefits—rather than research that critically analyzes limitations—have been the cornerstone of TWI program proliferation.…”

Harmonious bilingual development: Young families’ well-being in language contact situations

“…Indirectly and implicitly, scholars have paid more attention to parents' well-being in relation to the bilingual setting their children are growing up in. Recently, for instance, Parkes and Ruth (2011) reported on parental satisfaction about the dual language education programs their children were in. Parents may also be asked about their desires and fears regarding a bilingual upbringing (see e.g.…”