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Download full textPorter, Rosalie Pedalino, Ed. – READ Perspectives, 2001
The first article, "The Cost of English Acquisition Programs: Arizona Department of Education English Acquisition Cost Study" contains excerpts from a study (Phases 1 and 4) conducted for the Arizona Department of Education on the costs of various English-acquisition programs. Six successful but varied English-acquisition programs for…
Descriptors: Accountability, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Hornberger, Nancy H.; Harsch, Leslie; Evans, Bruce – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1999
The United States has at least three historically established patterns of language use: English monolingualism, multilingualism, and bilingualism. The United States could best be described at present as a multilingual nation in which English is the dominant language. English is promoted to varying degrees, but linguistic diversity is tolerated.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
IDRA Newsletter, 1997
This theme issue includes five articles that focus on implementing instructional technology in ways that benefit all students, including limited-English-proficient, minority, economically disadvantaged, and at-risk students. "Cruising the Web with English Language Learners" (Laura Chris Green) presents three scenarios using the World…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Change Strategies, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education
Toback, Norman P., Ed. – Ideas Together, 1990
Designed as a channel for communication among City University of New York faculty regarding initiatives to reduce attrition and promote student success, this publication contains articles on various aspects of student development and bilingualism. The volume contains: (1) "The Process Is the Purpose," an introduction by Anthony F. Russo,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Community Colleges
Rutkowski, Edward, Ed. – Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, 1982
Divided into four parts, this document presents papers covering: quantitative analysis and educational history, ethnicity and education, educational paradigms, and schooling in the urban heartland. The first paper in part 1, "The Social and Economic Correlates of School Attendance among the Children of Textile Workers, 1890" (D. L. Angus, B. A.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Children, Educational History, Educational Policy
Rutkowski, Edward, Ed. – Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, 1983
The papers of this proceedings are organized into four parts : religion and education; the politics of urban education; issues in minority education; and concepts of childhood. The first paper in part 1 "I will Declare What He Hath Done for My Soul: Female Conversion Narratives in the Early Nineteenth Century" (V. L. Brereton) explores…
Descriptors: Art History, Bilingual Education, Blacks, Catholic Schools
Porter, Rosalie Pedalino, Ed.; Thomsen, Kerri Lynne, Ed. – Read Perspectives, 1996
The spring issue focuses on the evolution in the education of language minority students. Rosalie Pedalino Porter's article, "On the State of Bilingual Education 1990-1995: 'Forked Tongue' Continued," highlights the advances made by local school districts where students are being introduced to academic content learning in English at a…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English Only Movement
DeLorme, R. Stuart, Ed.; And Others – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1992
The purpose of this periodical publication is to present works in progress by students and professors (generally based on research carried out at the University of Pennsylvania) on topics ranging from speech act analysis and classroom discourse to language planning and second language acquisition. Papers in this volume include the following:…
Descriptors: Aymara, Bilingual Education Programs, College Students, Cultural Pluralism
IDRA Newsletter, 1998
This theme issue includes five articles that focus on issues surrounding gifted and talented students, especially as they relate to poor, minority, or limited-English-proficient children. "Traditional Methods of Identifying Gifted Students Overlooks Many" (Linda Cantu) presents findings from the National Educational Longitudinal Study…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Needs, Educational Strategies
Discovering Our Experiences: Studies in Bilingual/ESL Education, 1993
This new serial publication is designed to provide teachers, administrators, and policy makers who work with English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students with a forum for presenting innovations, concerns, and recommendations related to the schooling of language minority students. The main section of the publication, "Describing Our…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Educational Attitudes
Krashen, Stephen D. – Focus, 1991
The core of the case for bilingual education is that the principles underlying successful bilingual education emphasize the same factors that underlie successful language acquisition in general: understanding messages and obtaining comprehensible input; using background knowledge; and the development of literacy. The importance of the first…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
California State Univ., Los Angeles. National Dissemination and Assessment Center. – 1977
This bibliography was prepared to help educators locate recent research on bilingual education. It is divided into two parts: dissertations on bilingual education and data-based journal articles on bilingual education. The first part is taken from Dissertation Abstracts International from January, 197l through November, 1976, under the headings of…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Coupling, Bibliographies, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Rich, George W.; Gibson, Margaret A. – 1978
This monograph presents some basic theoretical perspectives on play and its relationship to culture, and outlines some basic concepts that can be used to obtain information about cultural differences between children in a school setting. Emphasis is placed on the conceptual and methodological tools normally used in anthropological fieldwork and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Differences
Robledo Montecel, Maria, Ed.; Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – IDRA Newsletter, 2002
This document contains the 10 issues of the IDRA Newsletter published in 2002. The newsletter disseminates research findings, descriptions of successful programs and reforms, and other information related to equality of educational opportunity, focusing on Hispanic students, bilingual education, and Texas. Articles are: "Successful Bilingual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Bilingual Education
Daniel-White, Kimberly, Ed. – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 2000
The goal of Working papers in Educational Linguistics (WPEL) is to present works in progress by students and professors on topics ranging from speech act analysis and classroom discourse to language planning and second language acquisition. Papers offered are generally based on research carried out for courses offered in the language in education…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
