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Download full textReyhner, Jon, Ed. – 1990
This volume includes papers delivered at the Ninth Annual International Native American Language Issues (NALI) Institute. Dick Littlebear's keynote address describes the importance of maintaining Native American languages. James Crawford's "Language Freedom and Restriction: A Historical Approach to the Official Language Controversy,"…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Canada Natives
Zuniga, Madeleine, Ed.; And Others – 1987
This document is a compilation of 20 papers from a seminar on educational policy and strategy for educating the indigenous peoples of Latin America and Mexico. There is a growing awareness among linguistics and anthropology specialists and educators of the necessity to validate education that respects the values of an indigenous culture. This…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Anthropological Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Cultural Influences
California Child Development Programs Advisory Committee, Sacramento. – 1985
Six papers presented at a conference on early childhood first and second language acquisition sponsored by the California state legislature's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee include: "Bilingual Development and the Education of Bilingual Children During Early Childhood" (Eugene E. Garcia); "An English-Only Preschool Program" (William…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development
Burnaby, Barbara Jane, Ed.; Reyhner, Jon Allan, Ed. – 2002
Conference papers examine efforts by Indigenous communities, particularly Native American communities, to maintain and revitalize their languages. The 27 papers are: "Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori: The Language Is the Life Essence of Maori Existence" (Te Tuhi Robust); "The Preservation and Use of Our Languages: Respecting the…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Community Action
Chavers, Dean, Ed. – 2000
This report outlines a comprehensive research agenda for Indian education from the Native perspective. It resulted from a meeting held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 2000, planned by a national steering committee of Indian education researchers, administrators, and association executives. The introduction describes four traits of research in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Bilingual Education
Barker, David J., Ed.; Terdy, Dennis, Ed. – 1984
Selected papers from the state conference of the Illinois Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages include two plenary session presentations and six concurrent session presentations. The plenary session presentations are "Who's In Charge Here?" by Jesan Handscombe and "So What Do You Do In There Anyway?" by Dennis Terdy. The concurrent…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Classroom Techniques, Cloze Procedure
Travis, Mike – 1980
This introduction to the development of bilingual/bicultural programs in Alaska features models depicting the most common basic approaches to bilingual/bicultural education. Program models included are: (1) transitional - moves the child from his native language to English by completion of third or fourth grade and does not attempt to support…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education
Reyhner, Jon, Ed. – 1997
The 25 papers collected in this book represent the thoughts and experiences of indigenous language activists from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand, and are grouped in six categories: tribal and school roles, teaching students, teacher education, curriculum and materials development, language attitudes and promotion, and summary…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Community Role
PDF pending restorationCantoni, Gina, Ed. – 1996
In November 1994 and May 1995, two symposia on stabilizing indigenous languages were attended by U.S. and Canadian tribal educators and experts on linguistics, language renewal, and language teaching. Participants sought to lay out a blueprint of policy changes, educational reforms, and community initiatives to stabilize and revitalize American…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Languages, American Indians
Chinese American Educational Research and Development Association, Rockville, MD. – 1997
The papers from this conference are presented in three parts. Part 1 includes the panel sessions. Section 1 of part 1, "Trends, Policies, and Resources in Education," includes the following papers: "Continuing Higher Education and the Asian-American Perspective" (L.L. Hsu); "New Directions for Education: Minister Jin Wu's…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Bilingual Education, Child Health, Children
de Greve, Marcel, Ed.; Rosseel, Eddy, Ed. – 1977
Papers on language difficulties encountered by migrant workers' children include: "Anomie in Bicultural Education" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); "An Investigation into Bilingual Education for Children from Favoured Socio-Economic Backgrounds" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); "Orientations of Foreign Children Relating to Placement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills, Diachronic Linguistics
