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Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States
P Ramsey
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Description for Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: JNB; JNFR; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
This history of one of the most contentious educational issues in America examines bilingual instruction in the United States from the common school era to the recent federal involvement in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing from school reports, student narratives, legal resources, policy documents, and other primary sources, the work teases out the underlying agendas and patterns in bilingual schooling during much of America s history. The study demonstrates clearly how the broader context - the cultural, intellectual, religious, demographic, economic, and political forces - shaped the contours of dual-language instruction in America between the 1840s and 1960s. Ramsey s ... Read more
This history of one of the most contentious educational issues in America examines bilingual instruction in the United States from the common school era to the recent federal involvement in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing from school reports, student narratives, legal resources, policy documents, and other primary sources, the work teases out the underlying agendas and patterns in bilingual schooling during much of America s history. The study demonstrates clearly how the broader context - the cultural, intellectual, religious, demographic, economic, and political forces - shaped the contours of dual-language instruction in America between the 1840s and 1960s. Ramsey s ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230618510
SKU
V9780230618510
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About P Ramsey
Paul J. Ramsey is Associate Professor of Social Foundations of Education at Eastern Michigan University, USA.
Reviews for Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States
"Paul J. Ramsey has written a comprehensive and definitive history of bilingual education in America. Based on exhaustive research, the book is at once a sophisticated piece of scholarship and an accessible introduction to a subject that every student of American education should read." - B. Edward McClellan, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, USA "Ramsey gives us a ... Read more