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Msosa, James Josuphite – 1982
Although the teaching of English at Junior Certificate level in Malawi secondary schools has only recently been introduced, some problems have been created by the introduction of the prescribed textbook, "A New Introduction to English Literature." This report opens with a critical review of the textbook, citing certain irrelevancies in…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Developing Nations, English Literature, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedBankston, Carl L., III; Zhou, Min – Sociology of Education, 1995
Reports on a case study of the role of native-language literacy in the academic achievement of 387 Vietnamese high school students in New Orleans (Louisiana). Finds that literacy in Vietnamese is positively related to identification with the ethnic group and to academic achievement. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Mulusa, Thomas – Prospects, 1992
Contends that, after the struggle for political liberation in sub-Saharan Africa, most of the new nations lost interest in using the educational system to transform their societies. Discusses nine barriers to establishing effective multicultural education in African nations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Disability Discrimination
Download full textHoag, Lydia, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2004
A growing number of American students are nonnative English speakers. These students are vulnerable to early school exit and schools are facing more and more such students each year. Presently, about 56% of all public school teachers in the United States have at least one English language learner (ELL) student in their class, but less than 20% of…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Second Language Learning, Politics of Education, Instructional Leadership
