This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Iris Polk Berke, Richard Rodriguez, Alfred C. Aarons, Herman S. Garcia, Maurice Houis, Jim Bransford, Florence Wilton, Joyce Dedeaux, Marilyn Pina, and Springfield English First Foundation.
(1975). Canada and the U.S.: There's So Much We Can Share — and Learn from Each Other About Education. Presents an overview of major simularities and differences between educational policy and administration in Canada and the U.S., with emphasis on educational finance, bilingual education, and government involvement. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Boards of Education, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
(1990). Effects of Bilingual Instruction on English Academic Achievement of LEP Students, Reading Improvement. Examines the effects of bilingual instruction on English academic achievement of limited English proficient (LEP) students. Finds that bilingual education is an effective instructional program for LEP students. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Instructional Effectiveness
(1985). Mexican Literacy Education Today, Journal of Reading. Explains how the Mexican government is seeking to eradicate illiteracy through two programs–one focused on bilingual education and the other on adult literacy, using residential and day school, radio, TV, and correspondence programs. Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Bilingual Education, Developing Nations, Illiteracy
(1983). Evaluation and Incrementalism: The AIR Report and ESEA Title VII, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. To illustrate the point that incremental policy changes are important results of program evaluation, the author investigated the influence of evaluation on federal education policymaking as seen in the 1978 reauthorization of the Bilingual Education Act. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
(1981). Transitional Reading Problems in English in a Philippine Bilingual Setting, Reading Teacher. Reviews the problems of bilingual education in the primary grades in the Philippines and concludes that most of them arise from graphic interference between the first language of the country, Pilipino, and English, the second language. [More] Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
(1990). Evaluations of Current Bilingual Programs. A discussion of bilingual education programs focuses on the methodology and stated results of program evaluations. It begins with definitions of five program designs for limited-English-proficient students: English-only; structured English immersion; English as a Second Language (ESL); structured home language immersion; and transitional bilingual education. The political context in which federal bilingual education initiatives were undertaken is examined, and early efforts to evaluate the resulting programs are reviewed. Substantial evidence that the programs have failed in meeting their stated objectives is drawn from the literature. It is concluded from this that the bilingual education movement persists not because policymakers want children to speak better English, but because of a broader agenda to promote cultural acceptance. Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
(1973). Reaching Out to Bilingual Students, Illinois Libraries. Describes a variety of classroom and library activities designed to meet the needs of bilingual students at the Mulligan School near Chicago. A bibliography of materials for use in bilingual education is included. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Classroom Techniques
(1978). Ke Medengei a Omonguiu?. This primary level reader in the Palauan language is intended for use in a bilingual education setting. It consists of six stories and is illustrated with pen and ink drawings. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
(1974). Implications of a Second-Language Program: The Coquitlam Experience, Canadian Modern Language Review. The experience of a British Columbia bilingual education program is outlined, with information about number of pupils, program objectives, staffing, teaching materials and cost. The program teaches French in a primarily English-speaking area. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, English
(1981). Meeting the Needs of the Bilingual Handicapped Child, Momentum. Reviews federal legislation/litigation on bilingual education and special education in order to assess the parochial school's responsibilities for educating limited-English-speaking handicapped students. Part of a theme issue on disabilities. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
(1982). The Education of Richard Rodriguez, Change. In an excerpt from his autobiography, a Mexican-American expresses his strong feelings about the unfortunate realities behind affirmative action and bilingual education, based on his own experiences and observation of others'. Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Autobiographies, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy
(1970). Indians and Metis: Canadians Plus or Minus?, Engl Quart. Argues that forcing Canadian Indian children to learn English or French before teaching them their native languages constitutes ethnic discrimination and is linguistically and psychologically detrimental; advocates elementary bilingual education. Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Educationally Disadvantaged
(1976). The Problem of the Choice of Languages in Africa, Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education. Discusses the pedagogical functions of bilingual education in Africa and outlines a tentative classification of African states according to the respective situations of the linguistic communities living in them. [More] Descriptors: African Languages, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
(1974). Useful Materials, Florida FL Reporter. A bibliography of instructional, background and resource materials on the following topics: bilingual education/ESL/SESD; communication; educational reform; English language; foreign language; language and linguistics; reading; and other topics. Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialects
(1991). Language Minority Parent Involvement within Middle Class Schooling Boundaries, Community Education Journal. Language minority parent involvement in schools should not be judged by white, middle-class models. Minority parents must bring new and different knowledge to schools to ensure equitable policies, bilingual education, and support for diversity. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Middle Class, Minority Groups