A profile of students receiving English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction

dc.contributor.authorLamba, Navjot
dc.contributor.authorCui, Xinjie
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-03T21:07:20Z
dc.date.available2019-12-03T21:07:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-18
dc.descriptionThis report profiled English as a Second Language (ESL) learners (kindergarten to 12th grade) in the education system in Alberta between 2005/06 and 2010/11.
dc.description.abstractEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) learners require special instructional supports to reach educational expectations and realize their full potential. This report used administrative data to profile ESL learners in the education system (kindergarten to 12th grade) in Alberta between 2005/06 and 2010/11. Analyses examined these individuals’ sociodemographic characteristics and public service use patterns. This report found that students receiving ESL instruction (1) increased in number over the report period, (2) were more likely to be younger students, (3) were composed of proportionally more males and residents of Calgary, and (4) were less likely to be high-cost health, mental health service users, child intervention recipients, and child disability supports recipients than non-ESL students. These findings provide policy-relevant evidence that public authorities may consider as they seek to better support ESL learners. 
dc.description.grantingagencyGovernment of Alberta
dc.identifier.citationChild and Youth Data Laboratory. (2016). A profile of students receiving English as a Second Language instruction. Edmonton, AB: PolicyWise for Children & Families.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/111291
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37302
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.publisher.institutionPolicyWise for Children & Families
dc.rightsUnless otherwise indicated, this material is protected by copyright and has been made available with authorization from the copyright owner. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEnglish as a second language
dc.subjectfamilies
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subjectbig data
dc.subjectlongitudinal
dc.subjectsocial services
dc.subjecthealth services
dc.subjectadministrative data
dc.subjectdata linkage
dc.subject.otherPopulation Profiles
dc.subject.otherChild and Youth Data Laboratory
dc.titleA profile of students receiving English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction
dc.typeReport
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