English as a second dialect policy and achievement of aboriginal students in British Columbia

Battisti, M. , Friesen, J. and Krauth, B. (2014) English as a second dialect policy and achievement of aboriginal students in British Columbia. Canadian Public Policy, 40(2), pp. 182-192. (doi: 10.3138/cpp.2012-093)

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Abstract

Since the 1980s, the BC Ministry of Education has offered funding to support the language development of students who speak non-standard dialects of English. In practice, the students who are supported by this funding are almost exclusively Aboriginal, and English as a Second Dialect (ESD) funding has grown to be an important source of supplemental funding for Aboriginal students in many school districts. We exploit the staggered uptake of ESD funding by school districts to identify its effect on academic achievement. We find a sizable positive effect of ESD on grade seven reading achievement among Aboriginal students.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Battisti, Professor Michele
Authors: Battisti, M., Friesen, J., and Krauth, B.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Economics
Journal Name:Canadian Public Policy
Publisher:University of Toronto Press
ISSN:0317-0861
ISSN (Online):1911-9917
Published Online:01 January 2014

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