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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450736303321

Autore

Adamson H. D (Hugh Douglas)

Titolo

Language minority students in American schools [[electronic resource] ] : an education in English / / H.D. Adamson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : L. Erlbaum Associates, c2005

ISBN

1-135-62603-0

1-282-59635-7

9786612596353

1-4106-1251-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (268 p.)

Collana

ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series

Disciplina

428.3/4

Soggetti

Education, Bilingual - United States

Linguistic minorities - 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 (p. 234-243) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; 1 A Personal Introduction; 2 First and Second Language Acquisition; 3 Language Teaching; 4 Standard and Vernacular English; 5 Learning in a Second Language; 6 School and Family; 7 Bilingual Education; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses questions of language education in the United States, focusing on how to teach the 3.5 million students in American public schools who do not speak English as a native language. These students are at the center of a national debate about the right relationship among ESL, bilingual, and mainstream classes. Bilingual education has been banned by constitutional amendment in California and Arizona, and similar amendments are being considered in other states. Language Minority Students in American Schools: An Education in English places this debate and related issues of t



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809931003321

Autore

Kehoe Genevieve M. <1979->

Titolo

Presidents & terminal logic behavior : term limits and executive action in the United States, Brazil, and Argentina / / Genevieve M. Kehoe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, [Texas] : , : Texas A&M University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62349-160-6

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Collana

Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership

Disciplina

352.23

Soggetti

Executive power - United States - History

Executive power - Argentina - History

Executive power - Brazil - History

Presidents - Term of office - United States - History

Presidents - Term of office - Argentina - History

Presidents - Term of office - Brazil - History

Administrative procedure - United States

Administrative procedure - Argentina

Administrative procedure - Brazil

United States Politics and government 1981-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

Argentina Politics and government 1983-2002

Brazil Politics and government 1985-2002

Brazil Politics and government 2003-

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

Presidents and executive term structure -- Introduction -- Becoming terminal: presidents operating in dual frames -- Research design and methodological overview -- Plan of the book -- Institutionalism: presidential behavior and the rule of law -- Developing a definitional framework -- Before and after the Twenty-Second Amendment: norms vs. institutions -- Executive term structure: an unexplored area of inquiry -- The term limit debate -- Choice in executive term structure:



the political reality -- Conclusion -- The motivational structure of terminal presidents: what to expect and why -- Introduction -- Dual frames of reference -- The cycle of presidential periods -- Legacy agenda of presidents: domestic vs. foreign policy -- Conclusion -- Changing the status quo: the decree power of US presidents -- Introduction -- Proactive power and the initiative to decree -- Decree power in the United States -- Executive initiative vs. delegated authority: how the Court and Congress handle presidential decrees -- The collection and coding of US presidential decrees -- Conclusion -- Terminal logic behavior of US presidents -- The model: some expectations -- Data results -- Emergency power decrees: after the 1976 National Emergencies Act -- Emergency powers and terminal logic behavior -- Conclusion -- Decree power in Argentina and Brazil -- Introduction -- Term limits and decree power -- The changing constitutional boundaries of MPVs and DNUs -- How the Court and Congress handle MPVs and DNUs -- Conclusion -- Terminal logic behavior in Argentina and Brazil: a comparative look -- Introduction -- Using the case study method -- The effect of reforms on decree issuance: the evidence in brief -- Data and analysis: explaining trends of frequency -- Concluding remarks: moving beyond individual differences -- Anticipating the effects of terminal logic behavior: avenues of future inquiry -- Appendix. formal decree power as stipulated by Brazil's 1988 constitution -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

Presidents of nations with constitutionally imposed term limits are often viewed as growing weaker as they approach the end of their time in office. However, in this important new study, political scientist Genevieve M. Kehoe argues that because such chief executives are free from reelection constraint and often still enthusiastic to create a legacy by pursuing bold projects, they may accomplish significant initiatives. Kehoe has developed a concept for this which she calls "Terminal Logic Behavior" (TLB).Presidents and Terminal Logic Behavior: Term Limits and Executive Act