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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460083303321

Autore

Schroeder Christopher L. <1970->

Titolo

Diverse by design [[electronic resource] ] : literacy education within multicultural institutions / / Christopher Schroeder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Logan, Utah, : Utah State University Press, c2011

ISBN

0-87421-807-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Disciplina

808/.0420711

Soggetti

Hispanic Americans - Education (Higher)

English language - Study and teaching - Spanish speakers

Literacy - Social aspects - United States

Hispanic Americans - Ethnic identity

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

pt. 1. The problems -- pt. 2. Everyday experiences at NEIU -- pt. 3. Connections and conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Diversity, despite what we say, disturbs   us. In the U.S., we debate linguistic rights, the need for an official   language, and educational policies for language minority students. On the one   hand, we believe in the rights of individuals, including (at least in the   academy) the right to one's own language. On the other hand, we sponsor a   single common language, monolingual and standard, for full participation and   communication in both the academy and in U.S. society.In Diverse by Design, Christopher Schroeder reports on an institutional case study conducted at a