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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789836303321

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

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910715567603321

Titolo

In Senate of the United States, March 29, 1830. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Smith, of Maryland, made the following report: The Committee on Finance, to which was referred a Resolution of the 30th December, 1829, directing the committee to inquire into the expediency of establishing an uniform national currency for the United States.

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [publisher not identified], , 1830

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (8 pages) : tables

Collana

Senate document / 21st Congress, 1st session. Senate ; ; no. 104

[United States congressional serial set] ; ; [serial no. 193]

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithSamuel <1752-1839> (Jacksonian (MD))

Soggetti

Bank notes

Bimetallism

Currency boards

Currency crises

Gold

National banks (United States)

Paper money

Silver

Legislative materials.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title taken from opening lines of text.

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