Description |
xxii, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Fostering language and cultural literacy in the schools / James A. Banks -- The disabling power of ideology : challenging the basic assumptions of bilingual education / Rosalie Pedalino Porter -- Social purposes of bilingual education : U.S. English, the ELA, and other matters / John Edwards -- The effectiveness of educational alternatives for limited-English-proficient children / Christine H. Rossell -- The role of culture in the acquisition of English literacy by minority school children / Henry T. Trueba -- Promoting English literacy / Herbert J. Walberg -- Political goals of language policies / Brian Weinstein -- The ideology of the application of linguistic knowledge / Glendon F. Drake -- Empirical explorations of two popular assumptions : inter-polity perspective on the relationships between linguistic heterogeneity, civil strife, and per capita gross national product / Joshua A. Fishman -- The federal role and responsibility in bilingual education / Carol Pendas Whitten -- A practicing teacher's views on bilingual education : the need for reform / Sally Peterson -- Reconsidering bilingual education : toward a consensus in the national interest / Rudolph C. Troike -- Comments on some points of agreement and disagreement / Glynn Custred. |
Note |
Revised papers originally presented at a conference with the topic public policy issues in bilingual education, held in Washington, D.C. in April of 1989. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Education, Bilingual -- United States -- Congresses.
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Multicultural education -- United States -- Congresses.
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Language policy -- United States -- Congresses.
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Minorities -- Education -- United States -- Congresses.
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Added Author |
Imhoff, Gary.
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ISBN |
088738319X |
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