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Title Language and cultural diversity in U.S. schools : democratic principles in action / edited by Terry A. Osborn
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, ©2005

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Description 1 online resource (x, 229 pages)
Series Educate US, 1551-0425
Educate US. 1551-0425
Contents Introduction : participating in democracy means participating in schools / Terry A. Osborn, 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 the United States beyond sensitivity training / Wanda DeLeón, Xaé Alicia Reyes -- Policies for a pluralistic society / Casey Cobb, Sharon F. Rallis -- What September 11 also teaches us / David Gerwin, Terry A. Osborn
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Multicultural education -- United States
Language arts -- Social aspects -- United States
Sociolinguistics -- United States
EDUCATION -- Multicultural Education.
Language arts -- Social aspects
Multicultural education
Sociolinguistics
Soziolinguistik
Schule
United States
USA
Form Electronic book
Author Osborn, Terry A., 1966-
LC no. 2005013516
ISBN 9780313064715
0313064717
128070666X
9781280706660
9786610706662
6610706662