What strategies are effective for English language acquisition in newcomer populations?

Post Title	Strength of Evidence	Type of Study	Direction of Evidence
The effect of a career development programme based on the Hope-Action Theory: Hope to Work for refugees in British Columbia	Moderate	Impact evaluation	No impact
Young refugees in prevocational preparation classes: Who is moving on to the next step?	Suggestive	Suggestive evidence	Positive impact
Predictors of Unemployment in Refugees	Suggestive	Suggestive evidence	Positive impact
Vocational Training for Adolescent English Language Learners in Newcomer Programs: Opportunities or Isolation?	Suggestive	Suggestive evidence	Positive impact
Teens in the Somali Diaspora: An Evaluative Program Study	Suggestive	Suggestive evidence	Positive impact
Working toward aspirations: how higher education learning-working trajectories for refugees in the Netherlands support work-related capabilities	Suggestive	Suggestive evidence	Positive impact
Academic Preparedness and Exposure to Agriculture and Natural Resources Majors and Careers for Migrant Farmworker College Students through Customized Classroom Instruction	Suggestive	Suggestive evidence	Positive impact

Websites and Databases	Population Terms	Methodology Terms	Target Outcome Terms
Anthropology Plus   Social Science Premium Collection   IBI/INFORM Collection   ERIC   APA PsychNet   Education Source   SocIndex	refugee OR immigrant OR “unaccompanied minor” OR asylee OR “temporary protected status” OR “victims of traffick*” OR “traffick* victims” OR T-Visa OR U-Visa OR Cuban OR Haitian OR Amerasian	evaluation OR impact OR program OR intervention OR policy OR project OR train* OR therapy OR treatment OR counseling OR workshop OR review OR meta-analysis OR synthesis	“post-secondary education” OR “higher education” OR vocational OR college OR “career development” OR “technical training” OR “entrepreneurship” OR “alternative career training” OR “industry recognized credential/certification” OR “work based learning” OR “on the job training” OR “apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship”