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Peer reviewedYamauchi, Lois A.; Ceppi, Andrea K.; Lau-Smith, Jo-Anne – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1999
Describes sociohistoric influences on the development of Papahana Kaiapuni, an indigenous language-immersion program in kindergarten through grade 12 in selected public schools in Hawaii. Highlights the importance of parental activism and the value of this program as a model for other threatened languages. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Hawaiian, Hawaiians, Immersion Programs
Peer reviewedYamauchi, Lois A.; Ceppi, Andrea K. – Equity & Excellence in Education, 1998
Reviews American educational policy and indigenous language loss, the importance of language revitalization, and various models of language-immersion studies. A case study reports on Papahana Kaiapuni, the Hawaiian language immersion program established in 1987. This program is an example of a native community's efforts to revitalize its language.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy
Download full textYamauchi, Lois A.; Ceppi, Andrea K.; Lau-Smith, Jo-Anne – 1998
Papahana Kaiapuni is a K-12 indigenous language immersion program in selected public schools in the State of Hawai'i. Instruction in Kaiapuni classrooms is conducted in the Hawaiian language. Program goals include students' development of a high level of proficiency in both Hawaiian and English. For nearly a century, policy banning the Hawaiian…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Hawaiian, Heritage Education
