Notes
Community organizations: n/a
Future research/gaps identified:
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Research on the direct effects of immigrant parents’ advocacy on policy development, policy implementation and political influence is needed.
Key populations
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Immigrant parents who now live in Calgary, AB
Key findings
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There are significant inequities in Albertan EAL policies
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Parents adopted advocacy strategies to counteract these inequities and discrimination that affected their children
Key recommendations
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Include immigrant parents as decision-makers, collaborators and policy stakeholders in school and educational policies
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Stop viewing and treating immigrant parents from a deficit-perspective