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Williamson, Leon E. – 1979
The language-based education of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has proved more productive than the earlier apprentice learning since it offers cognitive development. The first priority of a modern curriculum should be such cognitive development, and language remains the most suitable tool for this purpose. Politically, the full enjoyment…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Parker, Douglas V. – 1975
Any decisions regarding the language of instruction will have long-term effects on the child's life both during and after his school years. Unfortunately, language is only one facet of the total problem. In any discussion of education involving people who are culturally and linguistically different, various factors come into play, factors which…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Cognitive Development, Community Attitudes