The Bilingual Education Movement: The Emergence of an Elite in an Exploited Minority Group.

Alexander, Susan H.; Baker, Keith

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Bilingual Education Movement: The Emergence of an Elite in an Exploited Minority Group.

Alexander, Susan H.; Baker, Keith

Migration World Magazine, v22 n2-3 p9-12 1994

Demonstrates the presence of a minority group elite in the contemporary bilingual education movement. The bilingual education program elite insists that students of limited English proficiency be taught exclusively in bilingual education programs and only by certified bilingual teachers even though bilingual education has not been demonstrated to be successful. (SLD)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Teachers, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Language of Instruction, Limited English Speaking, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, Political Influences, Second Language Instruction

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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