Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States: A History
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ramsey, Paul J., PUBLISHER: Palgrave MacMillan, This history of one of ong>theong> most contentious educational issues in America examines bilingual instruction in ong>theong> United States from ong>theong> common school era to ong>theong> recent federal involvement in ong>theong> s and s. Drawing from school reports, student narratives, legal resources, policy documents, and oong>theong>r primary sources, ong>theong> work teases out ong>theong> underlying agendas and patterns in bilingual schooling during much of America's history. ong>Theong> study demonstrates clearly how ong>theong> broader context - ong>theong> cultural, intellectual, religious, demographic, economic, and political forces - shaped ong>theong> contours of dual-language instruction in America between ong>theong> s and s. Ramsey's work fills a crucial void in ong>theong> educational literature and addresses not only historians, linguists, and bilingual scholars, but also policymakers and practitioners in ong>theong> field.