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Experiencing Transition: Bilingual Teachers' Voices In A Dual Language Program, Beatriz Garcia Soria
Experiencing Transition: Bilingual Teachers' Voices In A Dual Language Program, Beatriz Garcia Soria
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The purpose of this qualitative study is to gain insight into the experience of bilingual teachers undergoing a change of bilingual education program, from a TBE model to a DLBE model . This study documents the ways the bilingual teachers experienced changes in their language ideologies, their teaching practices, and the support, or lack thereof, from the administration and the community. This study contributes to the existing literature on bilingual teachers and bilingual education by centering the voices of the teachers during the process of change of bilingual education models. The study also adds to the literature because of the …
Bilingual Education - A Historic And Programmatic Overview, Jens Tillmanns
Bilingual Education - A Historic And Programmatic Overview, Jens Tillmanns
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This study is an archival research for historical understanding documenting historical trends in bilingual education in the United States. Relevant documents and literature were reviewed, analyzed, and coded to form the themes that examine the historical and programmatic development of bilingual education in the United States since its formation. It is particularly important to examine these roots of bilingual education in light of the ongoing political tensions around immigration issues. What historical events have impacted the emergence and shaping of and the resistance to bilingual education in the United States? What political and social forces have impacted the emergence and …