The advancement of a theory of bilingual education that has to do with the elaboration of conceptual and analytic frameworks for the purpose of describing, interpreting, and understanding the essential underlying principles and elements of bilingual education is needed as a foundation for policy formation. This paper aims to construct a framework…

The worldwide phenomenon of rising national and ethnic interest has manifested itself in the demand for bilingual education in North America and in the struggles over language usage, bilingualism, and the sense of nationhood in developing countries. In this context, some attempts at national solutions of the problem are discussed and the…

The text of Public Law 95-561, the Education Amendments of 1978 is presented. Contents focus on such topics as basic skills improvement, special projects (including metric education, arts in education, and correction education), state leadership, emergency school aid, bilingual education, community education, education for gifted and talented…

Discussed are some of the problems of bilingual programs (lack of funds, personnel, and evaluated programs). Four broad categories of bilingual programs are (1) Transitional Bilingualism, in which Spanish is used in the early grades to help pupils "adjust to school" and/or "master subject matter" until their skill in English is developed; (2)…

This paper describes a survey conducted to determine the needs of a group of California teachers who deal with bilingual, bicultural children. The one-page questionnaire listed areas of interest and possible methods to acquire skill in those areas. Areas of interest included developing a workable Spanish vocabulary for teachers to use when…

Contained in this paper are the 6 steps that the U.S. Office of Education (OE) has taken, or will be taking, to achieve the impact called for by OE's 1971 Indian Education Task Force. First, OE has amended its policy to include a special focus on American Indian education within the agency. Second, OE is developing certain management procedures to…

If we wish to foster constructive learning and growth for all of our students, we need to plan educational programs that will empower children, and educational programs that will help them understand and respect the cultural diversity that is an integral part of life in our nation and world today. (Author)

Reviews 3 books (1 German, 2 English) on bilingual schools. Reports on plans, goals, and results of the research and experiments carried out in schools where the bilingual program was introduced at an early level. Results are evaluated for their bearing on further bilingual schooling. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Follow Through Program projects for American Indian children are discussed. (DB)

Study of the schools of foreign nations who have educational problems similar to those of the United States will provide some insight into our schools' needs. (CK)

This article is in French, with no translation provided. (RT)