This annotated bibliography is reformatted and customized by the Center for Positive Practices. Some of the authors featured on this page include J. J. Smolicz, Raymond J. Rodrigues, James Cummins, Colman L. O. Huallachain, Stan Luxenberg, Henrietta Wexler, Jacqueline Lindenfeld, Jim Cummins, Pompeyo Yabar-Dextre, and William McEachern.
(1980). 1981 Guide to Department of Education Programs, American Education. The guide gives information necessary to begin the process of applying for federal funds administered by the Department of Education (ED). For each ED program, lists program title, authorizing legislation, eligible applicants, and contact information. [More] Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Education, Educational Research
(1978). Languages of Instruction in Ireland 1904-1977, International Review of Education. This paper considers the declining use of Irish (Gaelic) as a language of instruction in both Ulster and the Republic of Ireland in this century. Policy statements are analyzed. Tables list percentages of primary and secondary schools conducted in Irish, English, or bilingual modes over the decades. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, English
(1979). ESL in the Northwest Territories: An Overview, SPEAQ Journal. Describes the educational problems facing anglophone teachers in the Northwest Territories of Canada where a majority of the children do not speak English or a standard dialect. Emphasizes the need for experienced, ESL trained teachers and advocates bilingual programs with a strong English component. [More] Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Influences
(1978). The Provision of Second Language Instruction–Financial Aspects, Education Canada. A description of the French program in Ottawa schools and a look at the costs and sources of revenue for implementing a second language program. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Financial Support
(1981). Easing into English, American Education. New York City has been increasing its high school bilingual program aimed at easing the transition faced by non-English speakers. Immigrants are given special courses in English, while at the same time they take the regular content-area courses in their native language. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language), High Schools
(1979). The Language and Culture Issue in the Education of Minority Language Children, Interchange on Educational Policy. Language and culture programs for children speaking a minority language are discussed and outlined in terms of psycho-educational rationales, program options, and empirical and theoretical considerations of the appropriateness of such programs. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education
(1978). Immersion Programs: The Irish Experience, International Review of Education. This paper examines the evidence on negative effects associated with Irish immersion programs and concludes that even in earlier immersion schools, which frequently lacked parental support, there is little evidence of detrimental academic effects. Many Irish immersion teachers emphasized the importance of parental commitment to immersion schooling. [More] Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Failure
(1981). Questioning the Federal Role in Educational Research, Educational Researcher. Reviews the Reagan administration's proposed budget cuts for education, educational research, and social science research. Holds that examples used to bolster the administration's criticisms of social and behavioral research come from the late 1960s/early 1970s, and ignore federally funded work currently focusing on educational practice, policy, and finance issues. Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Budgets, Economic Climate, Educational Research
(1978). On the Problem of Choosing the Language of Instruction in a Multi-Lingual Setting–The Situation in Peru, International Review of Education. After considering the linguistic, social, pedagogical and administrative rationale for using Spanish or native languages, particularly Quechua, as the educational medium, the author proposes a national system of bilingual schooling to be conducted in Spanish above the primary levels, but with continued native language course offerings. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role
(1981). 1982 Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs–Parts I and II, American Education. Part I gives information necessary to begin the process of applying for federal funds administered by the Department of Education. Lists program title, authorizing legislation, eligible applicants, and contact information. Part II adds 32 programs affected by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981. [More] Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Education, Educational Research
(1980). Experimentation d'une nouvelle approche en immersion (An Experiment in a New Immersion Approach), Canadian Modern Language Review. Examines research on the effectiveness of bilingual French/English "immersion" programs v French/English "intensive" programs consisting of a regular curriculum in English plus an intensive five-month oral French program. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
(1981). Cultural Pluralism and Educational Policy: In Search of Stable Multiculturalism, Australian Journal of Education. The significance of culture and the need to distinguish between cultures that can be transmitted by future generations and cultures that have been reduced through the loss of their core values is emphasized. This concept of ethnic cultures is discussed within the framework of values shared by Australian society. [More] Descriptors: Acculturation, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Cultural Context
(1980). Parental Decision for French Immersion: A Look at Some Influencing Factors, Canadian Modern Language Review. Reports on a research study seeking to determine why a large percentage of English-speaking Canadian parents do not enroll their primary-aged children in French immersion programs. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Research, French
(1980). Pratiques langagieres et bilinguisme des Chicanos de Californie (Language Usage and Bilingualism of the Chicanos in California), Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee. An element seen to be lacking in the development of bilingual programs in California is a sensitivity to the sociolinguistic and psychological influences in Chicano language usage. These include the mixing in of American slang. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, Hispanic American Culture
(1980). Bilingual and Monolingual English Syntax on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, Research in the Teaching of English. Reports on a study of the oral and written English syntax of both Gaelic/English bilingual and English monolingual fourth- and ninth-grade students on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. Concludes that the use of English syntax by bilingual speakers was equal to or (in one measure) superior to that of monolingual speakers. [More] Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism, Comparative Analysis