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Halford, Joan Montgomery – Inforbrief, 1996
A discussion of public policy concerning bilingual education looks at why and how policy should be re-focused on helping Limited English Proficient (LEP) students make academic gains. It first examines some characteristics of the highly diverse and rapidly growing LEP population, including varied academic background, tendency to reside in small…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Limited English Speaking
Hakuta, Kenji – 1986
Much information of interest to bilingual education policymakers has emerged from basic research on language learning, bilingualism, and cognition. Among the conclusions drawn from it are the following: (1) bilingual education is superior to submersion education in many contexts;(2) one major bilingual education goal should be development of the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Gillespie, Marilyn; Ballering, Eugenie – 1992
The report summarizes findings of research activities conducted over 2 years by the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) on the mother tongue and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) literacy. The first section provides a review of existing literature in native language literacy for adults, including a summary of surveys, review of studies on native…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Financial Support
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Cummins, Jim – TESL Canada Journal, 1988
Discusses the relationship between research, theory, and policy in language policy formulation in the context of a "conflict" paradigm. In bilingual programs in the United States and Canada, the sociological context of the debate plays a major role in determining the choice of issues to investigate. (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Educational Sociology, English (Second Language)
Lo Bianco, Joseph – 1987
A statement of national policy on languages for Australia, submitted for government consideration in response to official concern, is presented. It begins with an introductory section on the importance of language, and then provides a rationale for national language policy formulation in Australia's varied language context. A section on policy…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Australian Aboriginal Languages, Case Studies, English