Stuggling To Preserve Home Language: The Experiences of Latino Students and Families in the Canadian School System.

Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica; Bernhard, Judith K.; Freire, Marlinda

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ERIC Number: EJ637928

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Publication Date: 2001

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Stuggling To Preserve Home Language: The Experiences of Latino Students and Families in the Canadian School System.

Pacini-Ketchabaw, Veronica; Bernhard, Judith K.; Freire, Marlinda

Bilingual Research Journal, v25 n1-2 p115-45 Win-Spr 2001

Extensive interviews examined how school processes influenced home language practices of 45 Latino families in Canada. Parents felt that Spanish maintenance fostered family unity, Latino identity, and professional advancement, but assimilative pressures sometimes caused doubts about openly speaking Spanish at home. Strategies parents used to counter home language loss are described. (Contains 61 references.) (Author/TD)

Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Participatory Research, Social Bias, Spanish

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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