The major structural barriers to increasing Hispanic educational access and an analysis of the policy implications of these barriers are articulated. Bilingual teacher training, dropout prevention, maintenance of categorical programs, high school to college transition, and the honoring of federal Hispanic initiatives strategies are recommended to…

Describes a high school program that encourages bilingual students to become tutors in their own community and to finish school and become teachers. (TB)

Describes factors that helped students succeed in a minority bilingual teacher training project. Results showed that structural factors, such as centralized advising, caring staff, and cohorts, and ancillary factors, such as increase in self-esteem helped students succeed. (Author/VWL)

The role of language alternation, or code-switching, in the bilingual classroom can be used as a teaching and learning strategy. Code-switching is simply a recognition of the fact that more than one language can define events and persons. Not all forms of code-switching are regarded as acceptable in the bilingual classroom. Language alternation in…

This paper gives an overview of issues related to language assessment of prospective bilingual education teachers who are enrolled in postsecondary institutions. The review indicates that, generally, little has been done on the establishment of entry/exit level criteria for language assessment. Where criteria exist, they are viewed in terms of the…

An autobiographical narrative of a Puerto Rican bilingual teacher reflects on the social and educational impact of bilingualism, biculturalism, and bilingual education on her life. It also aims to redefine the American dream to more adequately reflect the contemporary multicultural character of a bilingual American. (Author/SV)

Analyzes the nature and extent of communications training that international teaching assistants actually receive as well as what they should receive for their faculty roles in American universities. Focuses on Indiana state-supported research institutions in comparison with national standards and practices. (HB)

California's Bilingual Theoretical Framework, an attempt to establish "one best system" for educating language minority students, sets up self-fulfilling prophecies that hinder monolingual teachers' effectiveness. A chronic shortage of bilingual teachers and an influx of low-incidence language minorities create a need to move beyond the…

Discusses how Latina educators build bridges for themselves and those who follow, identity factors for Latinas, the growth and diversity of Latina educators their challenges along the career path, their language proficiency, interrupted schooling, perceptions of others, and workplace culture. (Author/VWL)

Students who speak minority language and have limited proficiency in English are currently the fastest-growing population in public schools in the US. In this article, the author reports the findings of his preliminary study on five school districts that had experienced significant influxes of immigrant students. These five school districts…

In the wake of the 1974 decision handed down by the Supreme Court in Lau v Nichols, there has been a burgeoning of training programs, workshops, conferences, and graduate programs in bilingual bicultural education. This paper examines some of the sources of these developments and attempts to put theory and practice into historical, cultural, and…

The implications for teachers in California of the bilingual education movement are discussed. Cooperative efforts involving school districts, professional organizations, and universities are advocated to continue the expansion of bilingual education for limited English speaking students. (FG)

The article examines the need for bilingual educators, the reasons why few individuals choose to become bilingual special education teachers and the types of bilingual special education graduate training programs which are currently available. (DB)

Argues that, because of the increase in non-White, nonmainstream, minority college students, it is time to make minority teachers part of the mainstream in departments of foreign languages. Information is provided on the types of minorities found in foreign language departments, why they are considered minorities, and their recruitment and…

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…