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Austin, Theresa; Willett, Jerri; Gebhard, Margaret; Montes, Agustin Lao – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2010
This article reports on a teacher education program's preparation of bilingual paraeducators during a period of conflicting educational reform of structured English immersion in Massachusetts. Drawing on nexus analysis of discourses (R. Scollon & S. W. Scollon, 2004), we discuss factors faced by Latino educators. These include competing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change, Bilingualism
Charter, Patricia Flores – 1991
In response to the shortage of qualified bilingual special education personnel to work with Limited English Proficient (LEP) special needs students, a program was developed in Vista Unified School District in North San Diego County, California, which involves training bilingual paraprofessionals to serve in special education settings. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Gurnah, Ahmed, Ed. – Adults Learning (England), 1992
Includes "Community Education" (Bennett); "Community Struggle for Education" (Shaif); "Role of Women in Literacy Campaign" (Moqbil); "Access with a Difference" (Steyne); "Bringing English as Second Language into the Mainstream" (Ahmed); "Accreditation for a Change" (Kerton); "Working…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingualism, Career Guidance, Community Development
Mayo, Donald S., Ed. – Chabot College Journal, 1982
This collection of essays focuses on issues in bilingual education. First, Elizabeth Flynn examines different kinds of bilingual programs; efforts made towards cultural pluralism in a number of countries; national benefits to be derived from bilingualism; the needs of American ethnic groups, new immigrants, and foreign students; and the pros and…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Bilingualism, Cambodians