A Review of Indigenous Language Immersion Programs and a Focus on Hawai'i.

Yamauchi, Lois A.; Ceppi, Andrea K.

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Publication Date: 1998

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A Review of Indigenous Language Immersion Programs and a Focus on Hawai'i.

Yamauchi, Lois A.; Ceppi, Andrea K.

Equity & Excellence in Education, v31 n1 p11-20 Apr 1998

Reviews American educational policy and indigenous language loss, the importance of language revitalization, and various models of language-immersion studies. A case study reports on Papahana Kaiapuni, the Hawaiian language immersion program established in 1987. This program is an example of a native community's efforts to revitalize its language. (SLD)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Language, Cultural Maintenance, Educational Policy, Immersion Programs, Indigenous Populations, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Language of Instruction, Native Speakers, Traditionalism

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

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Hawaii

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