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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827538803321

Titolo

Improving schooling for language-minority children : a research agenda / / Diane August and Kenji Hakuta, editors ; Committee on Developing a Research Agenda on the Education of Limited-English-Proficient and Bilingual Students, Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1997

ISBN

0-309-17545-3

0-309-52272-2

0-585-00197-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

AugustDiane

HakutaKenji

Disciplina

370.117/5

Soggetti

Linguistic minorities - Education - United States

Education, Bilingual - United States

English language - Study and teaching - United States - Bilingual method

Linguistic minorities - Education - United States - Evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Overview""; ""2 Bilingualism and Second-Language Learning""; ""3 Cognitive Aspects of School Learning: Literacy Development and Content Learning""; ""4 The Social Context of School Learning""; ""5 Student Assessment""; ""6 Program Evaluation""; ""7 Studies of School and Classroom Effectiveness""; ""8 Preparation and Development of Teachers Serving English-Language Learners""; ""9 Estimating Population Parameters""; ""10 Issues Related to the Research Infrastructure""; ""11 Priorities for Research"" ""APPENDIX A The Infrastructure for Research on English- Language Learners and Bilingual Education"" ""APPENDIX B Federal and State Interviews""; ""APPENDIX C Funded Research Activities""; ""APPENDIX D Committee Sources"";



""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index""