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Joel Isaak Liq'a Yes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The Dena'ina language is a well-documented Northern Dene Alaska Native language in south-central Alaska. The Dena'ina language is on the brink of going to sleep. The Dena'ina community strongly desires for the Dena'ina language to once again thrive in the community. Language-use within the community is a contributing factor to the health of the…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Alaska Natives, American Indian Languages, Indigenous Populations
Trudell, Barbara – International Journal of Educational Development, 2007
The use of local languages in formal education is a widely debated educational strategy in sub-Saharan Africa. National-level policies abound which permit mother-tongue instruction in primary grades, and yet successful implementation of those policies is not merely so common. The reasons for this are varied, but one powerful reason has to do with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Strategies, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement

Williams, Colin H. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1994
Looking at structural issues that have influenced the development of Welsh and English in modern Wales, this article examines lessons gleaned from the construction of a comprehensive bilingual social order. Evidence is included from a variety of sources concerned with language and cultural reproduction. (16 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Democratic Values

Ayoungman, Vivian – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Examines the myths surrounding the introduction of native language instruction in American Indian communities. Despite the concerns of many parents, such instruction does not "hold back" students, and in fact empowers them to succeed in school. Parent-community involvement is essential for dispelling myths and for reinforcement of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Community Involvement, Educational Attitudes

Lipka, Jerry; Ilutsik, Esther – Bilingual Research Journal, 1995
Discusses the ways in which various American Indian community schools and programs have addressed the concept of language and cultural maintenance and renewal, focusing on the role of bilingual programs, classroom interactions, community involvement, and indigenous teachers. The perspectives of the Yupik Indians on indigenous education are…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Classroom Techniques, Community Involvement
Aguirre, Adalberto, Jr. – 1977
Sociolinguistically oriented studies of the Chicano speech community cluster around two subject areas: (1) conversational code-switching, and (2) language loyalty and maintenance. Research representative of each of these areas is reviewed. It is felt that the large body of findings regarding the language use of the Chicanos have failed to take the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Community Involvement, English