This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Robert L. Tipton, Susanne M. Shafer, Inc. Ellis Associates, Alfredo Castaneda, M. Beatriz Arias, Ruddie A. Irizarry, Olympia. Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Alfred L. Anderson, Leonard A. Valverde, and Kathleen C. Cohn.
(1979). George W. Wingate High School Integrated Bilingual Career Education Program. Final Evaluation Report, 1978-1979. The Wingate High School Bilingual program served 280 limited English speaking Haitian students with Title VII funds. The program, which included students in grades 9 through 12, was designed to offer bilingual instruction and supportive services with the aim of mainstreaming program participants. Students received English as a Second Language instruction and content instruction in their native language. Additional program components included curriculum development, supportive services, staff development, parental and community involvement, and extra-curricular activities. Students' achievement was assessed using norm and criterion referenced tests. Results indicated that achievement was mixed, with greatest gains seen in English as a Second Language. Recommendations for future program implementation are included. Relevant documents are appended. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Haitians
(1977). Multivariate Analysis of Bilingual Vocational Education. Research Report 77-07. A retention study was conducted at Los Angeles Harbor College focused on the fall 1976 and spring 1977 students who indicated a natural language other than English (NLOE). A program participant group, formed of 169 volunteer NLOE students, were enrolled in a bilingual vocational program developed in five discipline areas, using the Spanish, Samoan and Tagalog languages. A comparable control group of 147 was drawn in stratified random form from all other NLOE students. Program participants completed a personal inventory, and interest and ability tests which were interpreted to them by a career counselor. Course work, grade point averages, and results of a student opinion survey were analyzed for both groups in a multivariate analysis. Findings indicated that completion rates could be improved by 44% and grade point average by 42% for NLOE students by using a combination of adapted career counseling, bilingual vocational instruction, and communication development instruction. Primary student objectives were to improve their abilities in English reading, speaking, and writing. College support, an information exchange between NLOE students, college, and community, and training programs for faculty and counselors are recommended. Appendices include the inventory, survey instrument, tabulated results, and criteria used by the program evaluator. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Career Choice, Career Counseling
(1973). Problems of Cross-Cultural Communication in Developing Bilingual Bicultural Education Programs. Bilingual, bicultural instruction is not an attempt to change the language or the culture of students. It is designed to develop behavior patterns which are acceptable in the context of more than one cultural environment. Recognizing that all cultures are equally valid, it is essential that teachers prevent one language and culture from dominating the other in the classroom. There must be no attempt to force Anglo-Saxon Protestant mores and language upon individuals from other groups. Knowledge must be presented in reference to more than one cultural framework; behavior must be judged by more than one ethnic system. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Awareness
(1989). Bilingual Special Education Administrative Internship Program: The Fusion of Theory and Practice. This paper describes a 2-year program in the School of Education at California State University, Los Angeles, that integrates the issues of educational administration and special education for culturally and linguistically different children. The program results in a new pool of bilingual administrators (Spanish, Korean, and Chinese) who hold both a master's degree and a regular administrative credential. The paper concludes by arguing that the emergence of special populations with special needs is not a phenomenon confined only to California; thus, given this climate of cultural change and transition, school administrator preparation programs must adapt to meet the emerging needs of new populations. Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Biculturalism
(1976). Guide to Bilingual-Bicultural Education Resources (Spanish-English Emphasis) Washington, State Public Schools. This guide was developed in order to assist school districts to provide equal education opportunities for students of limited or non-English speaking ability. It is hoped that this guide will be of assistance to educators who are attempting to deal with the special problems of children who speak a language other than English in the home. State and Federal funded programs in Washington State are described. In addition, programs funded in other parts of the country are listed. Information on programs in Washington State was gathered from questionnaires sent to all project sites during September 1972. In cases where responses were not available, information was obtained from grant proposals filled in at the Equal Educational Opportunity (EEO) office during the spring of 1975. Also included are agencies and organizations to be written to or called for assistance and for information. In addition, special sections on linguistics, methodology of special language teaching, and bilingual teaching in content areas are included as well as a glossary of bilingual educational terms and a selected bibliography of bilingual-bicultural materials. [More] Descriptors: Bibliographies, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development
(1995). An Alternative Reading Approach: Instructional Conversations in a Bilingual Special Education Setting, Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. Students (n=12) in a self-contained elementary class for students with learning disabilities were taught using instructional conversation (IC), a teaching method in which students are engaged in interactions promoting analysis, reflection, and critical thinking. IC promoted oral participation and interactions among students and provided a holistic context, but required adaptations for students with learning disabilities. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Communication, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education
(1979). Bilingual Metric Education Modules for Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education. Final Report. A project was conducted to develop three metric education modules for use with bilingual (Spanish and English) students in postsecondary and adult vocational education programs. Developed for the first section of each module, five instructional units cover basic metric concepts: (1) measuring length and finding area, (2) measuring volume, (3) measuring time and finding speed and acceleration rates, (4) measuring mass and power, and (5) measuring temperature and energy. The second major section of each module was designed to illustrate applications (presented in 6-7 units) of metric measurement to task performance and problem solving in one of three occupational areas: agriculture (grounds keeper, private pesticide applicator, agricultural mechanic, veterinarian assistant, grain elevator foreman, fence builder, and gardener); business and office (mail clerk, proofreader, clerk-typist, secretary, bookkeeper, office manager, and word processor), and trade and industrial occupations (draftsman, machinist, welder, automotive tune-up mechanic, electrician, and electronics service technician). Each module unit is organized into the following elements: objectives, suggested activities for instructor and student, information sheets, transparency masters, assignment and job sheets, and tests and answer keys. Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Agricultural Education, Bilingual Education, Business Education
(1988). Bilingual/Bicultural Education for Maori Cultural Preservation in New Zealand, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Describes bilingual/bicultural programs being developed in New Zealand which embrace the Maori culture and nationalism through such approaches as "language nests" for preschool children and their parents or primary grade immersion programs. Social studies guidelines emphasizing Maori culture are also discussed. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs
(1996). Mother Tongue Use in Bilingual/Bidialectal Education: Implications for Brunein Dwibahasa [and] A Response, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. Presents and evaluates the arguments and research evidence for and against mother tongue (MT) use in bilingual classrooms. The article endorses the claim that MT use bolsters second- language development, cognitive development, and content learning. Bourke's response focuses on arguments for and against MT use, recent research on MT use, and bilingual/bidialectal problems. (24 references) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
(1974). New Approaches to Bilingual Bicultural Education, No. 4: Field Sensitivity and Field Independence in Children. This teaching manual is the fourth in a series of seven (accompanied by a manual of self-assessment units) that have been designed for use in bilingual/bicultural programs. The components of the series may be used either individually or together. This manual is intended to familiarize teachers with ways of measuring cognitive styles in children. The teacher's objective is to determine whether a particular child is field sensitive, field independent, or "bicognitive." Two techniques of measuring cognitive style in children, the Portable Rod and Frame Test and the Child Embedded Figures Test, are described, along with their shortcomings. The major part of the manual describes how teachers can determine cognitive styles by observing children in the school setting, with the aid of"Child Rating Forms." These observations are used in assigning children to one of three instructional groups, and a different teaching strategy is used with each group. [More] Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
(1977). The Importance of Teacher and Student Language Attitudes on Achievement in Bilingual-Bicultural Education. There has been growing interest in the effect on achievement of teacher and student attitudes toward language. This paper attempts to examine the relevant studies in this area in order to draw some conclusions for bilingual bicultural classroom settings. The reported attitude studies focus on research with standard and non-standard varieties of languages and show that evaluative reactions vary among individuals given certain speech samples. In addition, it is concluded that teachers tend to give stereotypical evaluations when confronted with certain cues (speech style, videotapes, drawings, and compositions). The research does not, however, conclusively substantiate the underlying assumption of the studies, i.e., that teachers' attitudes affect the performance of the child. The reported studies on student attitudes examine the effect of attitudes toward language and second language learning. It is evident from the research that student attitude clearly affects second language learning. The research also illustrates the controversy surrounding the question of age as a variable in language learning. Implications for bilingual-bicultural classroom settings are discussed. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Ethnic Stereotypes
(1973). Opinions of Chicano Community Parents on Curriculum and Language Use in Bilingual Preschool Education, Aztlan. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Language Usage, Mexican Americans
(1974). New Approaches to Bilingual Bicultural Education, No. 1: A New Philosophy of Education. This teaching manual is the first in a series of seven (accompanied by a manual of self-assessment units) that have been designed for use in bilingual/bicultural programs. The components of the series may be used either individually or together. This manual explores the many issues concerning the responsibilities of public education to the Mexican-American child. A critical examination is made of assumptions of compensatory education. The melting pot theory, or enforced acculturation, is contrasted to cultural democracy or acculturation assistance. This view goes beyond recognition and respect to use and reinforcement of culture as an integral part of the majority culture. [More] Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
(1978). Equal Educational Opportunity and Bilingual-Bicultural Education: A Socioeconomic Perspective, Education and Urban Society. The effectiveness of education as an intervention strategy for the upward mobility of poor and minority group children is examined. It is hypothesized that if the general education intervention strategy is not successful, then the full potential of bilingual programs will not be realized. Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Opportunities
(1982). Training Teachers for the Bicultural Part of Bilingual-Bicultural Education, Integrated Education. Holds that bilingual teachers must be trained to become bicultural; outlines characteristics of the bicultural teacher; and describes a preservice training program at Ohio State University designed to provide prospective teachers with factual information and field experiences that would enable them to relate successfully to children from another culture. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education