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Peer reviewedCisneros, Rene; Leone, Beti – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Introduces this special volume that seeks to provide insiders' reflective views of a wide range of bilingual education programs, with the aim of catalyzing dialog and reform. Provides demographic background on speakers of minority languages in the United States and in schools, and on needs and problems related to the education of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Demography, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedCollinson, Vivienne; Vakalisa, Ntombizolile – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2000
Addresses three critical issues challenging South African and U.S. efforts to improve teacher quality: equity, demographics, and violence. Both countries want education to ameliorate long-standing racial inequities by improving teacher qualifications; both face increasing enrollments and teacher shortages; and both have high crime rates. (Contains…
Descriptors: Crime, Democratic Values, Demography, Educational Equity (Finance)
Download full textFradd, Sandra H., Ed.; Lee, Okhee, Ed. – 1998
A selection of essays address issues in the education of students of English as a Second Language in Florida, focusing on the development of the state's labor force among this multilingual, multicultural population. Papers include: "Implications of Demographic Changes in Florida's Public School Population" (Thomas D. Boswell);…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Broeder, Peter; Extra, Guus – 1999
Immigrant minority groups and immigrant minority languages in Europe are viewed from three perspectives (demographic, sociolinguistic, and educational) through case studies. The first part, using a demographic approach, includes research on immigrant minority groups in population statistics of both European Union and English-dominant countries…
Descriptors: Arabic, Berber Languages, Case Studies, Chinese
Berube, Barney – 1999
The report provides both statewide and school district summative data concerning language minority (LM) student demographics in Maine. Statewide data include a demographic overview, annual LM enrollments, high-concentration LM areas, distribution of minority languages, by language or language group, number of Maine public schools enrolling…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Samway, Katherine Davies; McKeon, Denise – 1999
This book provides research information about programs and practices that have proven to be effective for helping language minority students achieve academically. Basic background information about language acquisition, legal requirements for educating linguistically diverse students, and placement, program, and assessment information is also…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Demography
