Challenges and Perspectives Related to the Integration of Immigrant Students in Francophone Minority Area Schools

Yamina Bouchamma
(Department of Educational Foundations and Practices, Laval University, Canada)

Abstract: This study addressed the challenges facing the integration of immigrant students in francophone minority area schools in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Thirty-six respondents (school principals, teachers, resource teachers, a pedagogical advisor, and immigration experts) participated in the study. The challenges evoked pertain to the global issue of Frenchifying of new arrivals parallel to their integration into regular classes, with no specific programme or adequate human resources. The inadequate framework and the lack of specific policies regulating this practice are also discussed.

Key words: Immigrants; Adjustment (to environment); Cultural difference; Immigrants; Social integration; linguistic minorities