Beyond Language : Social and Cultural Factors in Schooling Language Minority Students

Bilingual Education Office, California State Department of Education; Carlos Cortes; Stanley Sue; Amado Padilla; John Ogbu; Maria Matute-Bianchi; Shirley Heath; Stephen Diaz; Luis Moll; Hugh Mehan; Specer Kagan; Mary McGroaty

ISBN 10: 0897550242 / ISBN 13: 9780897550246

Published by California State University, Los Angeles, 1986

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California State University, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. Not from a library. xvi + 343 pages. Anthology of seven essays addressing socio-cultural variables impeding successful performance in language arts by immigrant minority students in the U.S. public education system. A challenge in balancing the ideals of maintaining cultural and linguistic diversity versus proficiency in English language skills. Authors are: Carlos Cortes (Professor of History, UC Riverside); Stanley Sue (Professor of Psychology, UCLA); Amado Padilla (Professor of Psychology, UCLA); John Ogbu (Professor of Anthropolgy, UC Berkeley); Maria Matute-Bianchi (Assist Professor, UC Santa Cruz); Shirley Heath (Professor, School of Education, Stanford Univ); Stephen Diaz (Researcher, UC San Diego); Luis Moll (Researcher, Lab of Human Cognition, UC San Diego); Hugh Mehan (Professor of Sociology, UC San Diego); Specer Kagan (Professor, UC Riverside); and, Mary McGroaty (Researcher, CLEAR, UCLA).

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• Title: Beyond Language : Social and Cultural Factors in Schooling Language Minority Students
• Publisher: California State University, Los Angeles
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0897550242
• ISBN 13: 9780897550246
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.4 pounds

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