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Politics, Class, and Happenstance: French Immersion in a Canadian Context.
Olson, Paul; Burns, George – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1983
Two frequently made claims about French immersion programs in Canada are analyzed: (1) the planning and implementation of such programs is adequate as practiced to satisfy participants within the program; and (2) resulting improvements in French learning are likely to achieve federal policymakers' goals of ameliorating animosities between…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, English
There's More to French Immersion than Social Class. Response to Olson and Burns.
Guttmann, Mary Alice Julius – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1983
There is more to French immersion programs in Canada than social class analysis. Program success is determined not by social class per se, but by use of appropriate strategies, staff, resources, and curriculum implementation. (CJ)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Elementary Secondary Education, English