Hello Joanna,
The Illinois Board of Education has produced a document called "Involving
Immigrant and Refugee Parents in their Children's Schools". 

It can be downloaded at
http://www.isbe.state.il.us/bilingual/pdfs/involving_families.pdf#search='Il
linois%20Board%20of%20Education%20Barriers%20to%20Parent%20Involvement'

There is a section that discusses some of the barriers to school involvement.

Best,
Alecia






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>Hello all,

>I am an adult ESL teacher completing a Master's Thesis Project looking at 

>the barriers, both linguistic and cultural,adult English Language Learners 

>face which prevent them from participating in community life (ie. going to 

>the doctor, getting a job, attending their child's parent-teacher 

>conference.) Any leads/suggestions on research of barriers, anxiety, fear 

>etc. of ELL?

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>Thanks,

>Joanna Arhon

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Alecia D'Angelo
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Literacy Assistance Center
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