Baker-deKanter Review: Inappropriate Conclusions on the Efficacy of Bilingual Education.

Yates, James R.; Ortiz, Alba A.

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Publication Date: 1983

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Baker-deKanter Review: Inappropriate Conclusions on the Efficacy of Bilingual Education.

Yates, James R.; Ortiz, Alba A.

NABE: The Journal for the National Association for Bilingual Education, v7 n3 p75-84 Spr 1983

Significant questions are raised concerning the Baker/de Kanter review, which concluded that "the case for the effectiveness of transitional bilingual education is so weak that exclusive reliance on this instructional method is clearly not justified." Sources used show methodological problems and multiple examples of deficiences in nine significant areas. (MH)

Descriptors: Bias, Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Hispanic Americans, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sample Size

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