Ethnic Community Mother Tongue Schools in the U.S.A.: Dynamics and Distributions.

Fishman, Joshua A.

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ERIC Number: EJ231296

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Publication Date: 1980

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Ethnic Community Mother Tongue Schools in the U.S.A.: Dynamics and Distributions.

Fishman, Joshua A.

International Migration Review, v14 n2 p235-47 Sum 1980

Research indicates that the number of ethnic community mother tongue schools may actually be increasing in the United States. These schools moderate and modulate ethnic uniqueness while channeling Americanness via the community's own institutions. (Author/GC)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Community Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Folk Schools, Native Language Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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