Development of Human Resources in and for Bilingual Intercultural Education in Latin America.

Lopez, Luis Enrique

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ERIC Number: EJ436718

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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Development of Human Resources in and for Bilingual Intercultural Education in Latin America.

Lopez, Luis Enrique

Prospects, v20 n3 p311-19 1990

Describes Latin America's bilingual intercultural education (BIE) programs. Explains that BIE attempts to provide education in both Spanish and native languages. Finds that future BIE teachers speak but do not write the indigenous language or have insufficient schooling. Urges inservice training programs, basic teacher training, and training of specialists in linguistics for the program. (DK)

Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teachers, Educational Improvement, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Linguistics, Native Speakers, Teacher Education, Teacher Qualifications

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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