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IMPROVING SCHOOLING FOR LANGUAGE MINORITY CHILDREN
A RESEARCH AGENDA |
| By: |
Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of , National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£73.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0309054974 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780309054973 |
| Publisher: |
NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
16 April, 1997 |
| Pages: |
504 |
| Description: |
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? This book focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children, as well as those who fund and conduct research. |
| Synopsis: |
How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children, a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studies--from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity.This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
National Academies Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |