Understanding the settlement experiences of newcomer adult EAL students as they seek belonging within their new communities in urban New Brunswick
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kristmanson, Paula | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Burkholder, Casey | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dias, Andrea Maria | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-14T13:46:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-14T13:46:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study explores the settlement experiences of newcomer adult EAL students as they seek belonging within their new communities in one urban New Brunswick city. In adopting a critical multicultural education framework, which uses a critical and transformative meta-orientation, identity work, anti-racist education, and culturally responsive teaching, I explore how social interaction and belonging are understood by nine participants in one urban New Brunswick city. Using a case study methodology, I triangulate my findings using a focus group, a participatory map-making activity, and individual interviews. Three themes emerge from the research and are discussed as: attachment and community, comfort and security, and local knowledge and local language. I suggest implications for teachers, policymakers, settlement language organizations, and the larger community, including newcomers themselves. | |
| dc.description.copyright | © Andrea Maria Dias, 2021 | |
| dc.format.extent | xii, 172 | |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://unbscholar.lib.unb.ca/handle/1882/37387 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of New Brunswick | |
| dc.rights | http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2 | |
| dc.subject.discipline | Education | |
| dc.title | Understanding the settlement experiences of newcomer adult EAL students as they seek belonging within their new communities in urban New Brunswick | |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| oaire.license.condition | other | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Education | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of New Brunswick | |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M.Ed. |