Empowering minority students: An analysis of the bilingual education debate

This paper argues that the nature of the bilingual education debate, represents a drama of societal self-definition. On one hand the commitment to preserve traditional power structures, and on the other, the desire to live up to theideals upon which the U.S.was founded. The latter implies the creati...

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Main Author: Jim Cummins Ontario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autonoma de Baja California 1989-01-01
Series:Estudios Fronterizos
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Online Access:http://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/441