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Download full textRamirez, 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)
Hoekje, B.; And Others – 1986
An ethnographic study of a Philadelphia elementary school program in English as a second language focused on the way children's first and second languages were used in the classroom, and how this use of language was connected to the learning process. It was found that despite teachers' claims of emphasis on communication skills, a number of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Ethnic Groups
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
