Equity in Education: The Case for Bilingual Education.

Nieto, Sonia

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ERIC Number: EJ343259

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Equity in Education: The Case for Bilingual Education.

Nieto, Sonia

Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, v17 n3-4 p4-8 1986

An overview of some basic issues underlying the national debate on bilingual education: its history, goals, and political implications. Contrasts the maintenance and transitional approaches. Argues that bilingual education is a civil rights and an equity issue, an essential part of multicultural education. (LHW)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Civil Rights, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Immersion Programs, Language Maintenance, Multicultural Education, Non English Speaking, Second Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special double issue on bilingual education and equity.