Bilingual Education: The Controversy.

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Acculturation; Bilingual Education; Economic Factors; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; Hispanic Americans; Immigrants; Italian Americans; Minority Groups; Misconceptions

0031-7217

A commonly held notion of how earlier generations of immigrants were educated--often used as the chief argument supporting English immersion--is a myth. Far from succeeding by immersing themselves in English, immigrant groups did much worse than the native-born; some groups, particularly Italians, did much worse than others. Research findings are mixed. Bilingual education issue should be depoliticized. (34 references) (MLH)

1998

EJ565104