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Lin, Li Li – ProQuest LLC, 2022
China's rising economy has increased the popularity of learning the Chinese language. Chinese immersion programs have gained popularity in K-12 education, particularly for younger learners. However, research on the optimal instruction design for Chinese and English biliteracy development in one-way Chinese immersion programs is scarce. This…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Bilingualism, Accountability, English (Second Language)
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Straubhaar, Rolf – Berkeley Review of Education, 2021
Ideologies regarding what is "good" teaching undergird common teaching practices and pedagogical decisions, which may support and/or run counter to the broader policy environment in which they occur (Gibson, 1998). Drawing from a six-month ethnography of 10th-grade newcomer students from Mexico and their teachers in a Central Texas…
Descriptors: Accountability, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods, Ethnography
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Fránquiz, María E. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2018
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), signed in 1965, was a pivotal civil rights law to address the dream of equitable education for all children on the mainland and in U.S. territories. The ESEA was followed by the Bilingual Education Act (BEA), signed by President Johnson in 1968. The BEA specifically addressed the necessities of…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Bilingual Education, Educational Legislation, Second Language Learning
El-Kogali, Safaa El Tayeb, Ed.; Krafft, Caroline, Ed. – World Bank, 2020
Education, which has been at the heart of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's history and civilizations for centuries, has a large untapped potential to contribute to human capital, well-being, and wealth. The region has invested heavily in education for decades, but it has not been able to reap the benefits of its investments.…
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Human Capital, Well Being, Educational Change
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Palmer, Deborah; Rangel, Virginia Snodgrass – Educational Policy, 2011
This article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the impact of high stakes testing accountability policies on implementation and teaching practice. It uses a theory of implementation, sense-making, to highlight the process by which policy and context shape teacher decision making. We focus on teachers in bilingual classrooms in an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, High Stakes Tests, Decision Making, Accountability