Chapter 13: Successful Migrant Students: The Case of Mathematics

The purpose of this project was to examine successful migrant mathematics programs and identify specific pedagogical and instructional strategies that could then be implemented in other less successful schools. Our findings suggest that the organizational culture of a school affects overall student achievement and, thus, migrant student achievement as well. Though this was not a theme we expected to encounter, it was prevalent at each school we visited. Consequently, organizational culture, though less tangible than specific instructional techniques, emerged as the most relevant component of the successful migrant education programs investigated.