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ERIC Number: EJ509335
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
Identity and the Language of the Classroom: Investigating the Impact of Heritage versus Second Language Instruction on Personal and Collective Self-Esteem.
Wright, Stephen C.; Taylor, Donald M.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v87 n2 p241-52 Jun 1995
The connection between heritage language instruction and self-esteem was investigated for 64 Inuit, 13 white, and 36 mixed-heritage children. Children educated in their heritage language showed an increase in self-esteem after one year, but Inuit and mixed-heritage children educated in a second language did not. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Eskimos, Heritage Education, Inupiaq, Multiracial Persons, Native Language Instruction, Second Language Instruction, Self Esteem
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Language Minorities