Contested Policy

Contested Policy

Author: Guadalupe San Miguel

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1574411713

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Discusses the history of bilingual education policies in the United States.


Dual Language Education

Dual Language Education

Author: Kathryn J. Lindholm-Leary

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9781853595318

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Dual language education is a program that combines language minority and language majority students for instruction through two languages. This book provides the conceptual background for the program and discusses major implementation issues. Research findings summarize language proficiency and achievement outcomes from 8000 students at 20 schools, along with teacher and parent attitudes.


Rethinking Bilingual Education

Rethinking Bilingual Education

Author: Elizabeth Barbian

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9781937730734

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In this collection of articles, teachers bring students' home languages into their classrooms-from powerful bilingual social justice curriculum to strategies for honoring students' languages in schools that do not have bilingual programs. Bilingual educators and advocates share how they work to keep equity at the center and build solidarity between diverse communities. Teachers and students speak to the tragedy of languages loss, but also about inspiring work to defend and expand bilingual programs. Book jacket.


Bilingual Education

Bilingual Education

Author: MarĂ­a Estela Brisk

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-04-21

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1135618402

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This textbook for bilingual educators presents research-based guidelines and examples for implementing quality bilingual education.


A History of Bilingual Education in the US

A History of Bilingual Education in the US

Author: Sarah C. K. Moore

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2021-03-24

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1788924258

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This book traces a history of bilingual education in the US, unveiling the role of politics in policy development and implementation. It introduces readers to past systemic supports for creation of diverse bilingual educational programs and situates particular instances and phases of expansion and decline within related sociopolitical backdrops.


Assessing Evaluation Studies

Assessing Evaluation Studies

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1992-02-01

Total Pages: 139

ISBN-13: 0309047285

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Bilingual education has long been the subject of major disagreements in this country. This book provides a detailed critique of the two largest studies of U.S. bilingual education programs. It examines the goals of the studies and what can be learned from them. In addition, using these studies as cases, this book provides guidelines on how to plan large evaluation studies to achieve useful answers to major policy questions about education.


The Condition of Education

The Condition of Education

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13:

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Includes a section called Program and plans which describes the Center's activities for the current fiscal year and the projected activities for the succeeding fiscal year.