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Robinson, Sam J. Empowering U.S. Marshallese Students to Engagement and Active
Participation in Learning. Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), May 2018, 110 pp., 11
tables, 1 figure, references, 52 titles.
The U.S. Marshallese population is one of the fastest growing Pacific Islander
populations in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify how U.S. Marshallese
students could be empowered and engaged in their learning through clearly identified indicators
that educators could apply within their classrooms and schools. The indicators have been
established on a historical, cultural, and linked perceptions of student learning as identified by
U.S. Marshallese students and teachers. Pacific Islanders consisted of a variety of populations
with varying cultures and ethnic diversity. This study has been conducted using a postpositivism
worldview, Marshallese migration is not a limited phenomenon of displacement, but a migratory
change that must be embraced by communities and educators. Educators must understand how to
empower and engage U.S. Marshallese students in their learning. This study was designed
utilizing an interpretative descriptive naturalistic ethnography qualitative research design with
middle school students and teachers to gather qualitative data from U.S. Marshallese students
that will lead to a contextual understanding of empowering and engaging U.S. Marshallese
students in their learning. The findings of this qualitative research study can be applied by
educators to empower and engage U.S. Marshallese students in their learning on a daily basis in
schools and classrooms. Culture understanding, positive relationship building, and the design of
culturally connected intrinsically student motivated learning activities is the foundation and
critical component of empowering and engaging U.S. Marshallese students in school and
classrooms for improved student learning.
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Robinson, Sam J. Empowering U.S. Marshallese Students to Engagement and Active Participation in Learning, dissertation, May 2018; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1157609/m1/2/: accessed May 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .