Policy Shifts in Language-Minority Education: A Mismatch between Politics and Pedagogy.

Mora, Jill Kerper

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ERIC Number: EJ604429

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Publication Date: 2000

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Policy Shifts in Language-Minority Education: A Mismatch between Politics and Pedagogy.

Mora, Jill Kerper

Educational Forum, v64 n3 p204-14 Spr 2000

Reviews political debates over the effects of California Proposition 227, which restricted bilingual education. Identifies effective strategies for teaching language-minority students: valuing culture, native language use, staff development, community involvement, and student assessment. Asserts that Proposition 227 is flawed. (SK)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Minorities, Politics of Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Proposition 227 (California 1998)

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