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Cowan, J. Ronayne; Cziko, Gary A. – 1984
This report describes an evaluation of the Local Languages Literacy Project in Southern Sudan, a project to develop literacy education and instructional materials in the various vernaculars of that region and to create a bridge to the more common English and Arabic usage. The first chapter gives background information about the project and the…
Descriptors: African Languages, Arabic, Developing Nations, Educational Attitudes
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Rossier, Robert E. – READ Perspectives, 1995
Reviews a 1992 study of California's bilingual education program, entitled "Meeting the Challenge of Diversity: An Evaluation of Programs for Pupils with Limited English Proficiency," and argues that the report too easily attributes the disappointing outcomes of limited-English-proficient students to lack of sufficient resources rather…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Criticism, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy
Guadalupe, Deana R. – 1993
Integrated Methods for Pupils to Reinforce Occupational and Vocational Effectiveness (Project IMPROVE) was a federally funded project in its second year of operation in two Manhattan (New York) high schools in 1992-93. It served limited-English-proficient students, 186 Latino and 13 Asian-American, in grades 9-12. Students received instruction in…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education
Segan, Frances – 1993
Project Porvenir was a federally-funded program serving 392 native Spanish-speaking, limited-English-proficient students in four Bronx (New York) elementary schools in 1992-93, its fifth and final year of operation. Participating students were general education students in grades 3-6 and special education students. Students received instruction in…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Education, Curriculum Development
Berney, Tomi D.; Cerf, Charlotte – 1989
In its first year of extension funding, Project CARIBE (Career Awareness in Bilingual Education) served 376 Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency at Eastern District High School (Brooklyn) and Far Rockaway High School (Queens). The program consisted of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction, native language arts (NLA),…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs, Business Education, Career Awareness
Law, Tim – 1993
The Academic Bilingual and Career Upgrading System (Project ABACUS) was a federally-funded program in its fourth year at two Brooklyn and one Queens (New York) high schools. The program served 475 limited-English-speaking students who were native speakers of Chinese, Korean, and Spanish. Students received instruction in English as a second…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Exploration, Chinese