This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include Carole Edelsky, John L. Hassett, Reynaldo F. Macias, Betty Lea Brout, Eva M. Gavillan-Torres, Luis M. Laosa, Margaret A. Gibson, Oscar V. Onativia, Jacquetta Hill-Burnett, and F. Chris Garcia.
(1976). Spin-Offs: The Fotonovela and the Marriage of Narrative and Art, Teachers and Writers Collaborative. Describes how comic strip development stimulated an elementary bilingual classroom. Shows results of four girls' fotonovela. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comics (Publications), Elementary Education, Females
(1978). Chicano Political Learning and Public Policy: Prospects for Political and Cultural Democracy, Integrated Education. The Mexican American child lives in a different cultural milieu than the Anglo child. This results in a different political learning experience for these children. Problems and inequalities faced by Chicano children in the American educational system are focused upon in this article. New policies are suggested for improving the situation. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Culture Conflict, Educational Experience
(1977). Basic Issues in Establishing a Bilingual Method, Reading Teacher. Describes a bilingual approach to language learning where students learn to handle comparative "analogical language" between both languages using a series of picture cards which must have a one-to-one relationship with the oral language. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Contrastive Linguistics, Interference (Language), Reading Instruction
(1977). Back to School: Lessons Latinos Are Learning, Nuestro. The growing Latino alliances have provided for reflection and analysis of, and action to solve, such problems as political underrepresentation, biased testing procedures, monolingual English school policies, and sky-rocketing costs. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Educational Finance, Educational Problems
(1976). Field Study in a Bilingual School, Language Arts. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
(1976). Approaches to Multi-cultural Education in the United States: Some Concepts and Assumptions, Anthropology and Education Quarterly. Presents five approaches to multi-cultural education: education of the culturally different or benevolent multi-culturalism; education about cultural differences or cultural understanding; education for cultural pluralism; bicultural education; and, multi-cultural education as the normal human experience. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Cultural Awareness
(1977). Fruehe Zweisprachigkeit im Unterricht und die deutschen Auslandsschulen (Early Bilingualism in Teaching and German Schools Abroad), Zielsprache Deutsch. Cites tests with children in primary schools being taught in a foreign language (English speakers in Canada being taught in French, Finnish speakers in Swedish). Tests of Filipino children learning English showed that those who had become acquainted with English in kindergarten learned more easily. (Text is in German.) Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), French
(1976). The Forgotten Rican: The Puerto Rican Community on the Mainland, Harvard Graduate School of Education Association Bulletin. There is an unrecognized difference in the educational needs of mainland Puerto Ricans still influenced by island culture and those of second or third generation "Ricans." Most bilingual programs emphasize exclusively the island culture, ignoring realities of mainland Rican culture and life. Models and a pilot project are briefly examined. Descriptors: American Culture, Bilingual Education, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences
(1977). Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English July 1, 1976 to December 31, 1976, Research in the Teaching of English. Describes 99 research studies and reviews of research. Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Educational Research, English Education
(1977). Multicultural Education–How Psychology Can Contribute, Journal of Teacher Education. Children's learning preferences sometimes appear to be unique and specific to their cultural groups. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cognitive Style, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Strategies
(1977). Native Spanish Language Acquisition: The Effect of Age, Schooling and Context on Responses to "Dile" and "Preguntale", Journal of Child Language. Ability to distinguish "ask" and "tell" in Spanish was studied with five groups of native Spanish speakers: adults, 7- and 10-year-olds in a full bilingual school and 7- and 10-year-olds in a non-total bilingual school. Increased age, bilingual schooling and presence of contextual clues enhanced performance. Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Child Language
(1977). The Red Hook Family Day Care Training Program, Young Children. Describes a family day care training program that offers workshops leading to college credit for providers. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Caregivers, Competency Based Education, Early Childhood Education
(1977). Bilingual Teaching for Newly Arrived Immigrant Children, Clearing House. Considers the problems of schools where there are only a few immigrant children or where there are relatively large numbers of foreign-born pupils but not enough of them to make a class at one level in one language. Describes some solutions designed to help such students develop their language skills. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers, Educational Problems
(1976). Paradoxes and Dilemmas, Anthropology and Education Quarterly. Asserts that clarity about the concept of culture and about the role of cultural competence in the conduct of social interactions are not the key components in the establishment and continuity of multicultural programs in or in connection with school settings. Rather the central factor is the distribution of power to judge competence. Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Anthropology
(1978). El Debate Bilingue/The Bilingual Debate, Nuestro. Like so many issues in a democratic society, bilingual programs have become entangled in a series of related problems, from other schooling policies to economics and, even, political squabbles. As a result, the whole subject of bilingual schooling seems to be dimly seen and easily misunderstood. Adding to the difficulties, the national media have been less than enthusiastic–or intelligent–on the subject. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Negative Attitudes