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Peer reviewedSlaughter, Helen B. – Evaluation Practice, 1991
Difficulties faced in evaluations that include data in a language not native to the evaluators or that lie outside the evaluators' cultural experience are discussed. Improvements to credibility and fairness from using a cross-cultural, bilingual evaluation are described and illustrated through evaluation of a language immersion program in Hawaii.…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Download full textSlaughter, Helen B.; Lai, Morris – 1994
The Hawaiian Language Immersion program (HLI) is described and evaluated. HLI began in 1987 with two small classes on two islands and within 6 years had grown, in response to parent interest, to serve 621 students in grades K-7 in 6 schools on 5 islands. Participating students are taught entirely in Hawaiian until grade 5; in grades 5 and 6 one…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
