02884nam 22006254a 450 991045517870332120200520144314.01-280-70666-X97866107066620-313-06471-7(CKB)1000000000807495(EBL)492193(OCoLC)645043333(SSID)ssj0000301277(PQKBManifestationID)11237543(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301277(PQKBWorkID)10263884(PQKB)10952239(MiAaPQ)EBC492193(Au-PeEL)EBL492193(CaPaEBR)ebr10349561(CaONFJC)MIL70666(EXLCZ)99100000000080749520050511d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLanguage and cultural diversity in U.S. schools[electronic resource] democratic principles in action /edited by Terry A. OsbornWestport, Conn. Praeger Publishersc20051 online resource (242 p.)Educate US,1551-0425Description based upon print version of record.0-275-98202-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Educate US.Multicultural educationUnited StatesLanguage artsSocial aspectsUnited StatesSociolinguisticsUnited StatesElectronic books.Multicultural educationLanguage artsSocial aspectsSociolinguistics370.117/0973Osborn Terry A.1966-954258MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455178703321Language and cultural diversity in U.S. schools2456848UNINA