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Preparing to Teach Newcomer Students: The Significance of Critical Pedagogy and the Study of Ideology in Teacher Education
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Bartolome, Lilia I. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2010
In recent decades, the number of school-aged linguistic-minority students in the United States has increased dramatically. Society at large and public schools in particular must be prepared to respond to these students' needs. In public education, the bulk of this responsibility falls on teachers, who are called upon to apply educational policies…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Public Schools, Applied Linguistics, Ideology
An Analysis of Intercultural Bilingual Education in Argentina
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Hecht, Ana Carolina – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2014
Purpose: The purpose of this article is to assess the state of affairs of intercultural bilingual education (IBE) policies in Argentina. IBE encompasses educational proposals designed to address the specific needs of ethnolinguistic minorities. Design/methodology/approach: The article is divided into three parts and methodologically analyzes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multicultural Education, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
The Case of Denmark: An Example of Bad Practice in Intercultural Education
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Timm, Lene – Intercultural Education, 2009
Teachers and schools in Denmark are presently trapped in a dilemma between political discourse concerning monolingual and monocultural education in the national curriculum and their professional knowledge about children and learning processes. Out of 690,000 students in primary and lower secondary schools in Denmark, approximately 10% are…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Multicultural Education, Second Language Learning, Monolingualism
Case Studies of Minority Students in a Transitional Bilingual Education Program "(Continues)"
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Romandia, Mona – Journal of the Association of Mexican American Educators, 2008
The educational system in many schools fails to meet the academic needs of minority students. The dramatic shifts in student demographics are demanding changes in the ways teachers are teaching them. It is essential to understand the long term effects of past educational practices and bilingual programs. Research indicates that there are many…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, Academic Achievement, Educational Practices, Monolingualism
Decolonizing ESOL: Negotiating Linguistic Power in U.S. Public School Classrooms
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Motha, Suhanthie – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2006
The year-long study that was the context for this article explored the complicated relationship among the shaping of ESOL as a school construct, the historical legacy of colonialism, and the contemporary influence of globalizing forces on the teaching of English worldwide and the lives of multilingual students enrolled in ESOL. In the context of a…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Ethnography, Monolingualism, Minority Groups
Perspectives on Official English. The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA.
Adams, Karen L., Ed.; Brink, Daniel T., Ed. – 1990
Essays on the campaign to establish English as the United States' official language include: "Official Languages and Language Planning" (Richard Ruiz); "Una lingua, una patria?: Is Monolingualism Beneficial or Harmful to a Nation's Unity?" (David F. Marshall and Roseann D. Gonzalez); "Canadian Perspectives on Official…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Classroom Communication