Work

Supporting Foreign Students in Elementary Schools: A Questionnaire Survey on Elementary School Teachers

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We conducted a questionnaire survey with 36 elementary school teachers who work with 93 foreign students to investigate the hurdles teachers face in supporting foreign students and the difficulties these students encounter in participating in classes and school life. Analyses employing the Mann–Whitney U test, the Pearson’s chi-square test and multiple regression analysis demonstrated that all elementary school teachers had trouble communicating with students’ parents from foreign backgrounds. Additionally, this research validated that according to the teachers, learning factors such as “listening,” “writing,” and “calculation and reasoning ability” substantially impacted foreign students’ participation in classes and school life. This work may contribute to elevating approaches for supporting foreign students as they navigate their struggles and serve as a foundation for more in-depth research on this topic.

Source: Journal of Special Education Research

DOI: 10.6033/specialeducation.22-o010

Authors: Yuqian Yang, Hong Pei, Ami Sambai, Shigeki Sonoyama, Hiroki Yoneda

Institution: University of Tsukuba

Language: English

Topic: Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science