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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1990
Two-way language development programs are full-time programs that use two languages, one of which is English, for the purpose of instruction. Ideally, these programs are composed of elementary or secondary students half of whom are native speakers of English and the other half of whom are native speakers of the other language of instruction.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives, English (Second Language)
Peyton, Joy Kreeft; Lewelling, Vickie W.; Winke, Paula – 2001
The increasing number of students who enter U.S. schools from homes where languages other than English are spoken, and the recognition that proficiency in non-English languages is a valuable national resource, have generated interest in the field of heritage language instruction. A heritage language student is a language student who is raised in a…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Heritage Education, Instructional Materials, Native Language Instruction
Marcos, Kathleen – 1996
Foreign Language Exploratory or Foreign Language Experience (FLEX) programs offer one approach to initiating foreign language instruction for children. One survey reported that 41 percent of United States elementary schools offering language instruction had FLEX programs. Statistics on FLEX programs in middle schools are unavailable. Most FLEX…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Rippey, Donald – 1981
This six-chapter monograph presents a model for student development which is designed to unify the diverse purposes of education. After Chapter I reviews recent criticism of education, it goes on to identify problems in the performance of our educational system and to propose that a student development perspective on education provides a framework…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Counselor Role
Rosenblum, Susan – 1996
Labor unions have provided English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction in the workplace since the early 1900s, to serve a growing immigrant workforce. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, an increase in immigrant population, decline in manufacturing jobs, new technology, and work restructuring brought a new urgency to union-sponsored worker…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Zimmer-Loew, Helene – 1986
Short-term travel study programs for high school students offer international interpersonal encounters, exposure to foreign languages, and opportunities for students to develop a sense of global citizenship and international responsibility. There appears to be a growing interest among educators in involving students in foreign travel and study. A…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cross Cultural Training, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Berns, Robert G.; And Others – 1980
This third edition of a report updates important developments in marketing and distributive education research. Most research studies discussed are from 1968-1978, but several 1979 and 1980 studies are also included. The studies are grouped under the ten main topic areas as follow: philosophy and objectives (historical research, goals and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Distributive Education, Educational Administration
