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Morrison, Frances; And Others – 1984
The parents of students in the second year of a kindergarten French immersion program were surveyed to determine their experiences in the program, and a sample of the children who had spent one or two years in immersion was interviewed by a procedure developed for assessing the French language skills. The interview procedure was planned to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Interviews
Ramirez, J. David; And Others – 1991
This study, undertaken from 1983-84 through 1988-89, compared the relative effectiveness of two alternative programs (structured English immersion and late-exit transitional bilingual education) with that of the program typically funded through the Bilingual Education Act, the early-exit transitional bilingual education program. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Meyer, Michael M., Ed.; Fienberg, Stephen E., Ed. – 1992
Results of a National Research Council review of two major bilingual education studies are presented. The two studies were a national longitudinal study of the effectiveness of instruction of limited-English-proficient students and a study comparing three bilingual education program types (immersion, early exit, and late exit). The report contains…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education