Improving Schooling for Language Minority Children : A Research Agenda Hardback
by Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingu, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Edited by Diane August, Kenji Hakuta
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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.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:504 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:16/05/1997
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- ISBN:9780309054973
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:504 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:16/05/1997
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- ISBN:9780309054973