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Jeanne Batalova

Bio: Jeanne Batalova is an academic researcher from Migration Policy Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Underemployment & Educational attainment. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 11 publications receiving 364 citations.

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01 Jan 2009

39 citations

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TL;DR: This article examined the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) to develop a profile of immigrant adults with varying levels of oral English proficiency and concluded that adults with low and medium English proficiency differ significantly along a number of dimensions that should be considered by policymakers and educators as instructional services are developed and program funds allocated for LEP adults.
Abstract: This article examines the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) to develop a profile of immigrant adults with varying levels of oral English proficiency The NAAL data on adult limited English proficient (LEP) immigrants are used here to examine their education levels, workforce involvement, incomes, use of public benefits, participation in English as a Second Language instruction, and English literacy levels The purpose of this article is to contribute to the body of research and policy literature on importance of English skills and literacy for adults’ education and workforce development The authors conclude that adults with low and medium oral English proficiency differ significantly along a number of dimensions that should be considered by policymakers and educators as instructional services are developed and program funds allocated for LEP adults

29 citations


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TL;DR: It is recommended that young adults ages 18-26 years be treated as a distinct subpopulation in policy, planning, programming, and research, and action is taken in three priority areas to improve health care for young adults.

375 citations

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TL;DR: In the history of New York City, few events loom larger than the wave of immigration at the turn of the last century as mentioned in this paper, and today there is a similar influx of immigrants.
Abstract: In the history of New York City, few events loom larger than the wave of immigration at the turn of the last century. Today there is a similar influx of immigrants. From Ellis Island to JFK, this study compares these two huge social changes.

282 citations

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TL;DR: The authors examined the educational practices that result in ELLs' restricted curricular choices and pointed out the importance of providing ELL with high-level academic curriculum while also supplying linguistic scaffolding that makes such learning possible.
Abstract: Advancement to postsecondary education for English language learners (ELLs) can be seriously constrained by a lack of academic preparation during high school. Currently, ELLs lag behind their non-ELL peers in their level of access to advanced college-preparatory courses. Through a qualitative case study of ELL education at a large public high school, we examine the educational practices that result in ELLs’ restricted curricular choices. The findings expose the way in which ELLs’ chances for rigorous academic preparation are systematically reduced and point to the importance of providing ELLs with high-level academic curriculum while also supplying linguistic scaffolding that makes such learning possible.

237 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the balance of payments in the US criminal justice system is discussed, and the authors propose a solution to balance the payments of criminal justice workers in the United States.
Abstract: (1997). The Balance of Payments. Criminal Justice Matters: Vol. 30, Prisons Today, pp. 29-31.

143 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a complex, multifaceted view of the discourse of endangerment and language ideology in modern times, which is a key focus of the volume, "Defending English in an Englishdominant world: The ideology of the official English movement in the United States".
Abstract: endangerment are often the same, or very nearly the same, as those describing the languages of wider communication (i.e. the very ones that are replacing the truly endangered languages) is a key focus of the volume. A prime example of this coopting of language is provided by Ronald Schmidt (‘Defending English in an Englishdominant world: The ideology of the ‘‘Official English’’ movement in the United States’). Pointing out that English is the dominant language of the country and not under any real kind of threat, Schmidt explores the rationale of the Official English (or English Only) movement and the high level of emotions behind it. Although I have highlighted only some of the contributions to this volume, they are all interesting, well written and well argued. Taken individually, they provide nice vignettes of individual case studies. But the real contribution of these papers comes when they are taken together, as they present a complex, multifaceted view of the discourse of endangerment and language ideology in modern times.

134 citations