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ERIC Number: EJ366910
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Comment on Willig's "A Meta-Analysis of Selected Studies in the Effectiveness of Bilingual Education".
Baker, Keith
Review of Educational Research, v57 n3 p351-362 Fall 1987
The meta-analysis by A. C. Willig of bilingual education evaluation literature was not successful in comparison with and did not replicate the Baker and de Kanter narrative review. Willig's conclusion that bilingual education is effective is not supported by the analysis. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalizability Theory, Immersion Programs, Language Proficiency, Limited English Speaking, Meta Analysis, Minority Groups, Program Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Transitional Bilingual Education
Note: A. C. Willig's 1985 article is identified as EJ 324 690. Willig attempted to check the results of K. Baker and A. de Kanter in their book "Bilingual Education: A Reappraisal of Federal Policy" (Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, 1983), by using a different review methodology.