Successful program completion increased participants' self-confidence, self-esteem, and autonomy, which aided their settlement and integration into Canadian society¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2001 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on a source with no registered publication record (a web page, book or unpublished report). It is kept because 2 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

Subclaims¶

q2 i? For participants who had faced barriers such as age or lack of postsecondary training, successful completion of the program significantly increased their confidence and self-esteem, and learning English and workplace contact supported settlement and integration. → Ping Wong 2001 q2 i? Employment was also vital to self-esteem: a participant unable to find work despite months of volunteering reported her education was better but her life unchanged pending a job. → Ping Wong 2001

Evidence¶

Ping Wong 2001¶

Ping Wong, Patricia Duff, and Margaret Early. (2001). The Impact of Language and Skills Training on Immigrants' Lives. TESL Canada Journal, Vol. 18, No. 2, Spring 2001. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ659475

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview-theme analysis of identity and wellbeing outcomes for Anna and Rita, who had felt disadvantaged by age and lack of postsecondary training. The article states "successful completion of the program significantly increased their confidence and self-esteem," and links confidence to finding and keeping a job.

"For both, successful completion of the program significantly increased their confidence and self­esteem."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Efficacy — outcome: instruction changes it

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