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Ackerman, Debra J. – Early Education and Development, 2020
Two consequentially related education policy topics in the United States are kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs) and the growing number of students who are "English learners" (ELs). In this study, I compared the content of, and home language use policies for six state KEAs, all of which were comprised of items from the GOLDĀ®…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, English Language Learners, School Readiness
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Kelly, Laura Beth – Language Policy, 2018
I analyze two bills from the state legislatures of California (SB 1174) and Arizona (SB 1242) that propose to expand bilingual education where English-only education was previously the default. Using a critical discourse analysis lens to conduct a directed content analysis, I ask who bilingual education is for, why it is offered, and how the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Education Programs, English Language Learners, Language Planning
Tollefson, James W. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2015
In some settings, medium of instruction (MOI) policies in multilingual education break out into public debates in mass media involving politicians, business leaders, government officials, parents, and school children. These public discussions of MOI often index struggles over the distribution of political power and economic resources, and issues…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Policy Formation, Educational Policy, Language of Instruction
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Huaman, Elizabeth Sumida; Martin, Nathan D.; Chosa, Carnell T. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
This article focuses on the work of cultural and language maintenance and fortification with Indigenous youth populations. Here, the idea of work represents two strands of thought: first, research that is partnered with Indigenous youth-serving institutions and that prioritizes Indigenous youth perspectives; and second, the work of cultural and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Change Agents, Sociocultural Patterns, Cultural Maintenance
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Fitzsimmons-Doolan, Shannon – Language Awareness, 2011
In conjunction with other linguistic constructs, language ideologies are thought to be both components and determinants of language policies--decisions about language use at micro and macro levels. Although much work has been done towards identifying language ideology constructs in localised educational settings, the existence of such constructs…
Descriptors: Political Affiliation, Language Planning, Qualitative Research, Age Differences
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Hopkins, Megan – Bilingual Research Journal, 2013
This article examines the unique contributions that bilingual and bilingually credentialed teachers make to the instruction of emergent bilinguals in the United States. This mixed methodological study involved 474 teachers in Arizona, California, and Texas, which represent distinct language policy contexts. Results revealed that, irrespective of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Teachers, Mixed Methods Research, Educational Policy, Language Planning