This analysis explicates the federal legislation which is the foundation for many bilingual education efforts in the United States today. The first section sets forth the political background that led to the passage of the Bilingual Education Act of 1968. This background information considers the experiences of the Hispanic population in the…

The purpose of this bulletin is to point the way for those interested in Americanization, and show them what is being done throughout the country, to indicate successes and failures in the work of Americanizing the great group of foreigners. The purpose of the Americanization process is to look through the eyes of those who ask, themselves if…

This bulletin discusses the following topics as they relate to kindergarten education between the years of 1918 and 1920: (1) Kindergarten extension; (2) Kindergarten legislation; (3) Kindergartens in towns and villages; (4) Two war activities continued; (5) The kindergarten and the home; (6) The kindergarten and the school; (7) Surveys recommend…

The "language struggle" has been a focus of disagreement throughout South Africa's educational history. In contemporary South Africa, the issue of the language used as a medium of instruction has been most controversial in black education, where the government's policy of initial native language instruction has been widely denounced as…

The handbook, intended to assist California school personnel in understanding the Portuguese language minority group, is designed for use by bilingual education specialists, administrators, and other teachers. An introductory section presents several vignettes of language situations in the schools. Two subsequent chapters outline general…