Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Bilingual Educational Programs: The Prospects of Pilot Programs in Georgia

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See, stats, and : https : / / www . researchgate . net / publication / 283874566 Factors Bilingual : The of Article DOI : 10 . 17265 / 1539 - 8072 / 2015 . 02 . 003 CITATIONS 3 READS 25 1 : Shalva Centre - Ethnic (CCIIR) 10 SEE All . The . All - text and , letting . Multilingual Education Programs Regulation was adopted and the implementation of bilingual educational reform started in Georgia in 2010 . The paper presents research results on readiness of non -Georgian schools to implement multilingual educational programs effectively . The research studied the important factors influencing the effectiveness of bilingual educational programs , specifically (1) type of program , (2) human resources of schools and teachers professional development , (3) bilingual education as shared vision for all school stakeholders , and (4) community and parental involvement in designing and implementation of bilingual educational programs . The following research methods were used during the research : (1) quantitative and qualitative content analysis of bilingual educational programs of 26 non - Georgian schools of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe - Javakheti regions of Georgia , (2) quantitative survey of non - Georgian school principals through questionnaires , and (3) quantitative survey of non - Georgian schools ' teachers of different subjective groups through questionnaire . The study revealed that schools are implementing mostly " weak " bilingual educational programs . The schools implementing bilingual educational programs do not have sufficient human resources , bilingual education is not a shared vision for all school stakeholders and parents and community are not actively involved in designing and implementation of the programs .