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ERIC Number: EJ553221
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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The Politics of Bilingual Education.
Porter, Rosalie Pedalino
Society, v34 n6 p31-39 Sep-Oct 1997
Argues that educational research does not support the effects of transitional bilingual education as a superior instructional practice for improving the English-language achievement of limited-English-proficient students. Real studies are needed of the effectiveness of intensive English language instruction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Language of Instruction, Limited English Speaking, Political Influences, Research Needs, Teaching Methods, Urban Youth
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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