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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449900303321

Autore

Brisk Maria Estela <1940-, >

Titolo

Bilingual education : from compensatory to quality schooling / / María Estela Brisk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : L. Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, , 2006

ISBN

1-135-61839-9

1-135-61840-2

1-282-37542-3

9786612375422

1-4106-1566-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (267 p.)

Disciplina

370.117/5/0973

Soggetti

Education, Bilingual - United States

Education, Bilingual - Curricula - United States

Compensatory education - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Pursuing Successful Schooling; 2 Bilingual Education Debate; 3 Contextual and Individual Factors: Support and Challenges; 4 Creating a Good School; 5 Creating Quality Curricula; 6 Creating Quality Instruction; 7 Beyond the Debate; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Bilingual Education: From Compensatory to Quality Schooling, Second Edition maintains its original purpose of synthesizing the research on successful bilingual education in order to demonstrate that quality bilingual education is possible and desirable.Findings from a wide range of studies are integrated to provide a clear picture of bilingual education in today's schools, and a professional understanding of the foundations and issues surrounding bilingual education programs. The recommendations offered provide a comprehensive basis for planning, developing, improving, and evalu