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Peer reviewedOlson, C. Paul – Journal of Education, 1983
Examines the French Immersion program in Northern Ontario, Canada, against the correspondence theory of Bowles and Gintis. Suggests that schools both reproduce class stratified society and promote social inequality. Explores the English-speaking middle-class motivations and actions in controlling French Immersion programs to benefit their…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Education Work Relationship, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries
McKinnon, Jennifer; And Others – 1982
To determine whether preschool education benefits middle-class elementary school children, a study was conducted which compared the social, motor, and academic progress of kindergarten and elementary school children who had attended a Montessori preschool, another kind of preschool, or no preschool. The sample was chosen according to age,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary School Students, Family Influence, Foreign Countries
