Mexicans in the Pacific Northwest: Lesson from Progressive School Leaders for Progressive Educational Policy
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| Title: | Mexicans in the Pacific Northwest: Lesson from Progressive School Leaders for Progressive Educational Policy |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Shannon, Sheila M. |
| Source: | Journal of Educational Research & Policy Studies. Fall 2008 8(2):16-40. |
| Availability: | National Office for Research on Measurement and Evaluation Systems. University of Arkansas, 346 North West Avenue, 302 WAAX, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Tel: 479-575-5593; Fax: 479-575-5185; e-mail: normes@uark.edu; Web site: http://normes.uark.edu/erps/resources.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Adult Education Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Public Schools, Federal Legislation, Bilingual Education, School Districts, Educational Policy, Social Change, Progressive Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Cultural Pluralism, Migrant Education, Migrant Problems, Effective Schools Research, Policy Analysis, Mexicans |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: | Bilingual Education Act 1968, No Child Left Behind Act 2001 |
| ISSN: | 1934-6875 |
| Abstract: | Latinos now live and work in areas of the United States where they have not been before. These changes impact schools in a variety ways. This article reviews recent research on how communities have responded in the South, New England and the West with a primarily assimilationist approach including English-only policies. The article then provides a description of one school district's response in the Pacific Northwest. This school district's progressive leadership provides guidance for progressive educational policy. The author concludes with a recommendation that the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 that No Child Left Behind eclipsed be reinstated to guide the nation in these changing times. (Contains 2 tables and 6 endnotes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 42 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ859090 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Latinos now live and work in areas of the United States where they have not been before. These changes impact schools in a variety ways. This article reviews recent research on how communities have responded in the South, New England and the West with a primarily assimilationist approach including English-only policies. The article then provides a description of one school district's response in the Pacific Northwest. This school district's progressive leadership provides guidance for progressive educational policy. The author concludes with a recommendation that the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 that No Child Left Behind eclipsed be reinstated to guide the nation in these changing times. (Contains 2 tables and 6 endnotes.) |
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| ISSN: | 1934-6875 |
