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Publication Date: 2004-Jun
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Traversing the Center: The Politics of Language Use in a Catholic Religious Education Program for Immigrant Mexican Children
Baquedano-Lopez, Patricia
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v35 n2 p212-232 Jun 2004
This article examines the implementation of educational policy in a religious education program at a Los Angeles Catholic parish. It charts the elimination of Spanish-based classes ("doctrina") for Mexican immigrant children in favor of "English-only" instruction. The article offers insights into the politics of language use in everyday practice and examines the resulting educational policy decisions. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Mexicans, Religious Education, Educational Policy, Immigrants, Program Implementation, Catholic Schools, Politics of Education, Language of Instruction, Ethnography, Policy Analysis, Educational Anthropology, Language Maintenance, English Instruction, Spanish Speaking, Program Termination
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