INQUIRY SYSTEMS LTD.
Systems Consulting for Social
Science and Educational Inquiry
Including THOMAS and COLLIER
Research and Evaluation Work
in Dual Language Education
Professional Staff:
Wayne P. Thomas, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus, George Mason University;
Trainer of professional educators
and policy makers
Specialist in social science
research and evaluation methods, statistics,
and large-scale computerized data
analysis
Virginia P. Collier,
Ph.D., Professor Emerita, George Mason University;
Trainer of professional educators
and policy makers
Researcher in bilingual, ESL, and
dual language education
Catherine Treasure, B.A.,
experienced certified, and award-winning master teacher (grades K-8);
Trainer of professional educators
using SIOP and GLAD strategies for language instruction
What We Do
We conduct and advise on:
We specialize in school-based programs and
research for "at-risk" students, especially English learners (students whose
first language is not English).
Our goal is to provide local, state, national, and
international agencies with action-oriented analyses and information they
can use to successfully refine and improve their education programs, and to
document and validate their successes.