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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 |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
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ISBN |
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0-309-17545-3 |
0-309-52272-2 |
0-585-00197-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (504 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Linguistic minorities - Education - United States |
Education, Bilingual - United States |
English language - Study and teaching - United States - Bilingual method |
Linguistic minorities - Education - United States - Evaluation |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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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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""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""; |
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""Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How do we effectively teach children from homes in which a language other than English is spoken? In Improving Schooling for Language-Minority Children , a committee of experts focuses on this central question, striving toward the construction of a strong and credible knowledge base to inform the activities of those who educate children as well as those who fund and conduct research. The book reviews a broad range of studies-from basic ones on language, literacy, and learning to others in educational settings. The committee proposes a research agenda that responds to issues of policy and practice yet maintains scientific integrity. This comprehensive volume provides perspective on the history of bilingual education in the United States; summarizes relevant research on development of a second language, literacy, and content knowledge; reviews past evaluation studies; explores what we know about effective schools and classrooms for these children; examines research on the education of teachers of culturally and linguistically diverse students; critically reviews the system for the collection of education statistics as it relates to this student population; and recommends changes in the infrastructure that supports research on these students. |
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