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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450292603321

Autore

Brisk Maria

Titolo

Situational context of education : a window into the world of bilingual learners / / Maria Estela Brisk, Angela Burgos, Sara Hamerla

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : L. Erlbaum Associates, , 2004

ISBN

1-135-64458-6

1-282-32109-9

9786612321092

1-4106-0984-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurgosAngela

HamerlaSara

Disciplina

370.117/0973

Soggetti

Education, Bilingual - Social aspects - United States

Children of immigrants - Education - Social aspects - United States

Personality and situation - 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 indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 2 Linguistic Context; 3 Economic Context of Education; 4 Social Context of Education; 5 Cultural Context; 6 Political Context; Appendixes; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book gives educators important answers to the urgent question of how teachers and schools can facilitate language minority and immigrant students' progress in school. It offers an innovative and powerful method teachers and students can use to study the situational context of education, providing both the theoretical background and the practical tools to implement this approach. The situational context of education includes linguistic, economic, social, cultural, and political factors, as well as conditions, such as students' personal characteristics, family support, and qu