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Titolo |
Language and cultural diversity in U.S. schools [[electronic resource] ] : democratic principles in action / / edited by Terry A. Osborn |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Westport, Conn., : Praeger Publishers, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-70666-X |
9786610706662 |
0-313-06471-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (242 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Multicultural education - United States |
Language arts - Social aspects - United States |
Sociolinguistics - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : participating in democracy means participating in schools / Terry A. Osborn and Dina C. Osborn -- Emergent possibilities for diversity in reading and the language arts / Cara Mulcahy -- Bilingual education : good for U.S.? / Mileidis Gort -- Accents and dialects : ebonics and beyond / Timothy Reagan -- A case study in cultural and linguistic difference : the deaf-world / Timothy Reagan -- Foreign language education : it's not just for conjugation anymore / Terry A. Osborn -- Multicultural education is good for U.S. beyond sensitivity training / Wanda DeLeón and Xaé Alicia Reyes -- Policies for a pluralistic society / Casey Cobb and Sharon F. Rallis -- What September 11th also teaches us / David Gerwin and Terry A. Osborn. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As linguistic and cultural diversity continue to occupy a central place in ongoing debates about school reform and affirmative action, this work offers an understanding of diversity in today's schools. |
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