ERIC Number: EJ1447939
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Publication Date: 2024-Sep
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Equity/Heritage and Globalized Human Capital Discourses in Ohio's Seal of Biliteracy Policy, Promotional Materials, and Stakeholder Perceptions
Foreign Language Annals, v57 n3 p593-611 2024
This comparative case study explored the discourses in Ohio's Seal of Biliteracy (SoBL) policy and promotional materials, and the perceptions of stakeholders regarding its value and benefits in an urban, suburban, and rural district. In doing so, this study aimed to analyze the discourses adopted in the SoBL policy and promotional texts at the state level, and the perceptions of the stakeholders regarding its value and benefits. The findings revealed the dominance of globalized human capital (GHC) discourses in not only policy and promotional texts, but also in interviews. By adopting GHC discourses, both the promotional materials and the stakeholder interviews emphasized the marketability benefits of the SoBL, with little emphasis on linguistically minoritized students' home/heritage language maintenance as set forth in the original SoBL policy in California. The findings have implications for policy arbiters to ensure equitable and accessible policy implementation.
Descriptors: Human Capital, Literacy, Bilingualism, Second Language Learning, Certification, School Districts, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Rural Schools, Native Language, English (Second Language), Stakeholders, Marketing, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, State Policy, Policy Analysis, Second Language Instruction
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio; California
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