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ERIC Number: EJ302169
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Language Survival, the Ideology of English and Education in Guam.
Underwood, Robert A.
Educational Research Quarterly, v8 n4 p72-81 1984
The American ideology suggesting that increased usage of English would yield upward mobility for Chamorros in Guam has succeeded in luring them to accept English as an instrument (but not as a means) of affiliation with American culture, resulting in the unintentional erosion of home usage of Chamorro. (BS)
Descriptors: Chamorro, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Research Needs, Social Mobility
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Guam; Military Role
Note: Theme issue with title "Culture, Language, Education: Implications for US Mainland Educators."