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Lindholm, Kathryn J. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1991
Studies second and third grade Spanish and English native speakers' proficiency in both languages and academic achievement, following exposure to extended-length bilingual/immersion program. Considers theoretical assumptions regarding language-thought relationship. Results link bilingualism and achievement. Identifies two language-proficiency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Elementary Education
Kerr, Barbara, Ed. – 1983
Results of studies by four research teams on French as a second language in Ontario are presented along with commentaries. Merrill Swain and Sharon Lapkin's findings from the study "Bilingual Education in Ontario: A Decade of Research" are reported, and Michael Canale's discussion of the purposes and theoretical framework development of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education

Cziko, Gary A. – Educational Researcher, 1992
Discusses the evaluation of bilingual education programs, surveys the results of seven bilingual education evaluations, and presents their diverse findings. Argues that such research cannot say whether bilingual education is good or works. Describes a "bilingual immersion" program where language minority and majority students learn from…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Context, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment

Cohen, Andrew D. – Bilingual Review, 1982
Reviews three linguistic studies from 1970s in light of approaches used in 1980s: (1) pretest-posttest analysis of spoken Spanish and English of Mexican American bilingual children; (2) assessment of Spanish grammar among Culver City Spanish Immersion pupils, and (3) effect of summer vacation on Spanish language retention among English speakers…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, English

Carlisle, Robert S. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1989
Evaluates the writing of Hispanic students in bilingual and submersion programs, comparing it with the writing of native English speakers in regular programs. Five dependent variables are evaluated: rhetorical effectiveness, overall quality of writing, productivity, syntactic maturity, and error frequency. (46 references) (Author/OD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Swain, Merrill; And Others – 1989
Several research and evaluation studies completed in bilingual education programs for language minority children in Canada are presented to support the claim that heritage, or first, language (HL) literacy plays an important role in the acquisition of a third language. A study completed by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language)