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Peer reviewedBurns, George E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1987
Investigates a Canadian school system's elementary school French immersion program. Surveys and review of curriculum and materials made by parents, teachers, and principals indicate strong support for beginning the program at the primary grade level. Policy recommendations are presented for program planning. (CB)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBurns, George E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1986
Factors influencing the resistance to French immersion instruction in Ontario are discussed, and the change theory approach to program adoption and implementation is favored over the reproduction theory. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Attitudes, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedBurns, George E.; Olson, C. Paul – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1989
The relational roles of the consultant, principal, and classroom teacher in Canada's core, extended, and immersion French programs are examined. Discussion focuses on the relationship between professional practice and instructional substantiveness, and it is argued that isolated and uncoordinated professional practice is counterproductive. (32…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Consultants, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
