Contested Policy
Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Federal Bilingual Education in the United States, 1960-2001 (Al Filo, No. 1)
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: July 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781574411713
Subjects: Bilingualism & multilingualism; Teaching of ethnic minorities; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; Educational Policy & Reform; Education; Education / Teaching; Multicultural Education; USA; Educational equalization; History; Bilingual Education; 20th century; Education, Bilingual; Mexican Americans; United States
First sentence: Bilingual education is one of the most contentious and misunderstood educational programs in the United States because it raises significant questions about national identity, federalism, power, ethnicity, and pedagogy.