This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Vanithamani Saravanan, Albany. Bureau of Bilingual Education. New York State Education Dept., Maria Estela Brisk, Albert Shanker, Marija Futchs-Fine, IL. Dept. of Curriculum. Chicago Board of Education, Elizabeth M. Liew, Sandra Lee McKay, Jerry G. Schrader, and Marion Kent.
(1978). The State of Our Union. The following topics of immediate concern to the American Federation of Teachers are discussed in terms of their current status and future plans for action: (1) federal aid to education; (2) bilingual education; (3) pensions, benefits, and retirement; (4) effective lobbying; (5) civil rights; (6) collective bargaining and union membership; (7) Proposition 13 and its impact; (8) labor law reform; and (9) tuition tax credits. [More] Descriptors: Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
(1999). Examining the Bilingual Education Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, First Session (Washington, DC, June 24, 1999). This Congressional hearing on the Bilingual Education Act examines current law and changes necessary to ensure that it provides limited English speaking students with the best possible educational opportunities. After opening statements by Chairman Michael Castle and Representative Carlos Romero-Barcelo, both of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, there are four statements by the following individuals: Joseph Farley, elementary school principal, California; Martha Bujanda, former student, Texas; Sylvia Hatton, executive director, Region I Education Service Center, Texas; Don Soifer, executive vice president, Lexington Institute, Virginia; and Hector Ayala, teacher and director of English for the Children, Arizona. The six appendixes present opening statements and written statements. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
(1979). R&D-Based Inservice Education Products Entered Into ERIC. An Annotated Bibliography. Grade level, developer, distributor, cost, and a brief description are given for approximately 150 R&D based, validated, teacher inservice products. Materials are included from the areas of teacher assessment of student growth, bilingual education, career education, classroom management, early childhood education, English language arts, individualized instruction, mathematics, motivation, multicultural education, reading skills, science, social studies, special education, and teaching strategies. Audiovisual products as well as printed matter are included. A listing of distributors' addresses is also given. Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Development, Educational Media, Educational Research
(1978). ERIC References on Urban and Minority Education, Equal Opportunity Review. Contained in this bibliography are references on such topics as bilingual education, compensatory education, school integration, the education of specific ethnic and racial groups, and problems of inner city schools, which were cited in the January through December 1977 issues of "Resources in Education" (the abstract journal of the ERIC system). Each citation is followed by an ERIC Document (ED) identification number. A subject index is included. [More] Descriptors: Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Groups, Postsecondary Education
(1978). Education of Minorities and the Disadvantaged: A Partial Annotated Bibliography. This bibliography covers a period from approximately 1963 to the present. The bibliographic citations were drawn from the Educational Resources Information Center's (ERIC) data base. The bibliography does not have subject divisions but is organized in direct alphabetical order by author's name or title. A subject index follows the main bibliography. Some of the subject areas covered include: academic achievement, admission criteria, achievement tests, affirmative action, bilingual education, compensatory education programs, curriculum development, financial support, open enrollment, and others. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies, Compensatory Education
(1970). Choctaw Morphology. This 25-page description of Choctaw morphology or word structure is based on the spelling of words provided by "A Choctaw Orthography," written by the same author for the Choctaw Bilingual Education Program of Southeastern State College, Durant, Oklahoma. (See AL 002 770 for the companion volume.) In this work, the author defines some frequently used terms, and deals with: (1) articles and cases, (2) conjunctions, (3) personal pronouns, and (4) pronoun affixes in the noun. Descriptors: Choctaw, Contrastive Linguistics, Morphology (Languages), Phonemic Alphabets
(1979). The Instructional Leadership Program at Stanford. A description is given of a program designed to provide teachers with leadership skills that will enable them to assume leadership roles within their schools. This is a sixth-year program (post-masters) and results in an Educational Specialist Degree upon completion of 45 units and a leadership project. Five specific areas of instructional leadership are offered–alternatives in education, classroom management, curriculum improvement, multicultural/bilingual education, and adolescent development. [More] Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Degrees (Academic), Educational Psychology
(1992). Junior Dictionary for Central Koyukon Athabaskan: Dinaakkanaaga Ts'inh Huyoza. The dictionary of the Central Koyukon Athabaskan dialect contains the most commonly used words in the language, and is designed for use in bilingual education programs in the elementary grades. A pronunciation guide distinguishes between and compares the three Koyukon dialects, and offers details of the orthography and phonology of all three. The dictionary's main entries are English with Central Koyukon translations and examples of their use in sentence context. Line drawings provide illustrations. Descriptors: Alphabets, Athapascan Languages, Elementary Education, English
(1975). Mathematics Curriculum Guide for Spanish-Speaking Students, Levels A, B, C, D, Field Test. Working Draft = Guia didactica de Matematicas, Niveles A, B, C, D. Edicion Experimental. The introductory level curriculum guide for bilingual education for Spanish-speaking children in the Chicago public schools is divided into four difficulty levels and is designed to facilitate acquisition of mathematical concepts by presenting them in the children's native language. At each level, the concepts covered include the meaning of numbers, operations with whole numbers, rational numbers, measurement, and geometry. A vocabulary list is included for each level. The text is entirely in Spanish, with illustrations. Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometry
(1997). Multilingualism in the United States, Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. Examines demographic changes in the United States since 1980s influencing the recent effort to assert English over other languages. Key issues include: efforts to ensure English dominance in English-Only initiatives; court rulings on English-Only regulations in the workplace; and bilingual education legislation. Reviews current research on dynamics of multilingualism in bilingual communities. Includes a six-item annotated bibliography. Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Competition, Court Litigation
(1996). Developmental Interdependence Hypothesis Revisited in the Brunei Classroom [and] A Response, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Focuses on the importance of developing the native language (L1), i.e., "Bahasa Melayu," as a firm foundation for the learning of a second language (L2) in Brunei and analyzes problems facing learners of "Bahasa Melayu" and English in Brunei classrooms. Saravanan's response focuses on the structure of the Brunesian bilingual education system and related sociolinguistic factors. (22 references) Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Exchange
(1994). Portraits of Success: Resources Supporting Bilingual Learners. The lives of accomplished bilingual adults who were educated in Massachusetts schools are reviewed to analyze the role of transitional bilingual education (TBE) in their lives. The 12 adults interviewed, chosen not as a representative sample, but because they have succeeded in life, attended bilingual education in Massachusetts, generally in urban areas, at elementary or secondary levels. All have gone on to successful careers, and all are fully bilingual. Two case studies, that of a Chinese-American student who entered the bilingual program in second grade and that of a student from the Dominican Republic who entered bilingual education in high school, are presented in detail. Factors that made a difference in the elementary education of bilingual students were found to be: (1) native language development; (2) native language use in content areas; (3) intensive English instruction; (4) participation in accelerated programs; (5) qualified bilingual teachers; and (6) supportive peers. At the secondary level, similar factors, as well as activities supporting college preparation, were found. One figure and one table illustrate the discussion. (Contains 13 references.) [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Bilingual Education, Case Studies
(1980). The Annual Report of the Special Purpose Educational Programs Funded by the Utah School Finance Program. Program Report. A detailed analysis of Utah's eleven 1979-1980 statewide special purpose educational programs are presented in this report. Each section includes statistical data, program information, evaluation processes, recommendations, and guidelines. The 11 areas covered under this report are bilingual education, career education, community education programs, elementary music, compensatory programs, elementary school guidance, experimental developmental programs, extended year, extended day and summer programs, gifted and talented programs, instructional media centers, and responsible parenthood programs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Career Education, Community Education, Compensatory Education
(1989). Field Hearing on the School Improvement Amendments of 1988 and the Administration's Budget Proposals. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session (Los Angeles, California, March 31, 1989). Statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from a regional congressional hearing to review the implementation of and funding for 14 education programs authorized by the School Improvement Act of 1988 are included in this report. Some of the programs include compensatory education, Head Start, science improvement, teacher training, bilingual education, and parental involvement. Calls are made for increased funding of all federal programs that aid the educationally disadvantaged. [More] Descriptors: Access to Education, Budgets, Educational Improvement, Educational Legislation
(1979). ESEA Title VII Programs in New York State–1977-78. This 1977-78 report on Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title VII, programs in New York State presents information in the form of tables and listings and a map. The following information is included on the bilingual education programs: estimated number of pupils, amount awarded, years of service, and languages offered by region, project, city, and local education agency; training program data by location and college, previous years, years negotiated, languages, degree or credential offered, and amount awarded; fellowships data by location and college, number of awards, years negotiated, languages served, degree or credential offered, and amount awarded; listing of dissemination/assessment centers; listing of materials development centers; data on Bilingual Education Technical Assistance Grants by state education agencies and amount; data on state assistnce funding by state, grant award for 1977, and eligibility for 1978; listing of Title VII ESEA Coordinators-bilingual education program by state; listing of program officers; a map of funding patterns by state; and a list of project assignments by state. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation