Contested Policy: The Rise and Fall of Federal Bilingual Education in the United States, 1960-2001 (Al Filo: Mexican American Studies Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (572 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574411713 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Contested Policy, Guadalupe San Miguel Jr. Bilingual education is one of the most contentious and misunderstood educational programs in the country. English), favor assimilationism, the structural exclusion and discrimination of ethnic minorities, and limited school reform.In the 1990s a resurgence of opposition to bilingual education succeeded in repealing bilingual legislation with an English-only piece of legislation. Rounding out this history is an extensive, annotated bibliography on federal bilingual policy that can be used to enhance further study.. studies the origins, evolution, and consequences of federal bilingual education policy from 1960 to 2001, with particular attention to the activist years after 1978, when bilingual policy was heatedly contested.Traditionally, those in favor of bilingual education are language specialists, Mexican American activists, newly enfranchised civil rights advocates
"In this book Guadalupe San Miguel, Jr., provides important insights into the billingual education debate at the federal level. This is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding one of the most contentious and misunderstood educational policy issues in the United States."
He is the author of Let All of Them Take Heed”: Mexican-Americans and the Campaign for Educational Equality in Texas, 19101981, Brown, Not White: School Integration and the Chicano Movement in Houston, and Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century.. is professor of h