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Direct linkLittle, David, Ed.; Leung, Constant, Ed.; Van Avermaet, Piet – Multilingual Matters, 2013
Diversity--social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic--poses a challenge to all educational systems. Some authorities, schools and teachers look upon it as a problem, an obstacle to the achievement of national educational goals, while for others it offers new opportunities. Successive PISA reports have laid bare the relative lack of success in…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Educational Policy, Teaching Methods, Barriers
Download full textCalderon, Margarita; And Others – 1982
A teacher training packet (student's edition) on assessment of students in bilingual programs, is directed to undergraduate and graduate students and inservice participants. In addition to state-of-the-art reviews, the packet contains: a course syllabus, a pretest and answer key, a glossary, learning objectives, a list of recommended readings,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Calderon, Margarita; Cummins, Jim – 1982
A bilingual education teacher training packet (student's edition) on theories and research concerning bilingual education, second language acquisition, and communicative competence is presented. A theoretical framework for integrating these theories and a theoretical rationale for bilingual education are also presented. In addition to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education
Calderon, Margarita; And Others – 1982
A teacher training packet (teacher's edition) on assessment of students in bilingual programs, is directed to undergraduate and graduate students and inservice participants. In addition to state-of-the-art reviews, the packet contains: a course syllabus, a pretest and answer key, a glossary, learning objectives, a list of recommended readings,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Calderon, Margarita; Cummins, Jim – 1982
A bilingual education teacher training packet (teacher's edition) on theories and research concerning bilingual education, second language acquisition, and communicative competence is presented. A theoretical framework for integrating these theories and a theoretical rationale for bilingual education are also presented. In addition to…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages), Higher Education
Dewaele, Jean-Marc, Ed.; Housen, Alex, Ed.; Wei, Li, Ed. – 2003
This collection of papers focuses on individual bilingualism and societal and educational phenomena. After "Introduction and Overview" (Jean-Marc Dewaele, Alex Housen, and Li Wei), 12 papers include: (1) "Who is Afraid of Bilingualism?" (Hugo Baetens Beardsmore); (2) "The Importance of being Bilingual" (John Edwards);…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Hakuta, Kenji; Cummins, Jim; Fillmore, Lily Wong – 2002
This professional development kit for teachers and administrators working with English language learners (ELLs) offers three videotapes of three presentations from the 2002 NABE Conference, as well as agendas, presenter's notes, classroom activities, a list of resources, and transparencies for half-day or full-day workshops. The topics discussed…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Educational Change
Shaw, Susan, Ed. – 2000
This collection of papers demonstrates the role of the Intercultural Educational Partnership in the United Kingdom. It offers contributions from teachers, educationalists and academics in the field of second/additional language learning. The papers include: "Introduction: 'Learners' or 'Learned'" (Susan E. Shaw); "Second Language…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Bilingual Students, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Malave, Lilliam M., Ed. – 1988
Papers in this volume include the following: "The Theoretical Framework of Jim Cummins: A Review and Critique"; "The Development of Bilingual Behavior"; "Effective Schools Research and Language Instruction Programs"; "Reading and Writing Instruction in Three Bilingual Education Programs in Connecticut";…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Cultural Context
Weis, Lois, Ed.; Fine, Michelle, Ed. – 1993
This book presents the following 16 papers addressing race, class, and gender in U.S. education; institutionalized power and privilege; and policies, discourses, and practices that may silence powerless groups: (1) "Breaking through the Barriers: African American Job Candidates and the Academic Hiring Process" (Roslyn Arlin Mickelson,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Beauboeuf-Lafontant, Tamara, Ed.; Augustine, D. Smith, Ed. – 1996
Since the publication of the first edition of this book, the nation has moved from silence about the reality of racism to the denial of its existence. Talking about racism is never easy, but the eight chapters from the original edition and eight new chapters provide insight into racism in education and strategies for change. Included are: (1)…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bilingual Education, Blacks, Cultural Differences
Marchese, Theodore J., Ed. – AAHE Bulletin, 1999
The 10 issues of this organizational journal provide news columns, calls for proposals, conference information, and several major articles. Articles in this volume include: "Restructure? You Bet! An Interview with Change Expert Alan E. Guskin" (Ted Marchese); "The State of the 'Engaged Campus'" (Barbara A. Holland and Sherril B. Gelmon); "What…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment, Diversity (Student)
Durkin, Diane Bennett – 1995
This book provides a collection of interrelated essays on language for teachers concerned with first and second language acquisition, non-standard English, the teaching of grammar, language change, and the attainment of literacy. A problem-oriented text, the book presents the various controversies surrounding each language area, offering competing…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, English (Second Language), Grammar
