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McCarty, Luise Prior – Bilingual Research Journal, 1992
Criticizes the book reviewed as a right-wing policy potboiler. Rebuts five main claims that devalue bilingual education and affirmative action while assuming that all Hispanics strive for the goal of measurable individual attainment, even at the cost of communal and cultural impoverishment. Suggests that the book glorifies the immigrant good old…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Hispanic Americans
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Post, David – Comparative Education Review, 2001
Reviews five books on child labor, published 1997-2000, with reference to the International Labour Organization's 1999 convention that retreats from its previous hard stance on child labor. Discusses street children; public policy on child labor, child welfare, and school attendance; types of children's work; and working children as agents…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Book Reviews, Child Labor, Child Welfare
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Rothenberg, Dianne – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1996
Presents abstracts of 10 documents and 11 journal articles representing recent research related to early childhood education, policy and educational provision in Canada, Italy, Latin America, Caribbean, Great Britain, Japan, Africa, Sweden, El Salvador, and Australia. Topics include child labor and basic education, culture and curriculum, social…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Day Care, Developed Nations, Developing Nations