Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States: "A History of America's ""Polyglot Boardinghouse"""

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P. Ramsey

Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States

"A History of America's ""Polyglot Boardinghouse"""

P. Ramsey

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Palgrave Macmillan
12 April 2010

Language Teaching (non-ELT); Sociology; Education; Multicultural education; Teaching of students with English as a second language (TESOL); Ecological science, the Biosphere

This history of one of the most contentious educational issues in America examines bilingual instruction in the United States from the common school era to the recent federal involvement in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing from school reports, student narratives, legal resources, policy documents, and other primary sources, the work teases out the underlying agendas and patterns in bilingual schooling during much of America s history. The study demonstrates clearly how the broader context - the cultural, intellectual, religious, demographic, economic, and political forces - shaped the contours of dual-language instruction in America between the 1840s and 1960s. Ramsey s work fills a crucial void in the educational literature and addresses not only historians, linguists, and bilingual scholars, but also policymakers and practitioners in the field.

By: P. Ramsey
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2010 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9780230618510
ISBN 10: 0230618510
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 12 April 2010
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul J. Ramsey is Associate Professor of Social Foundations of Education at Eastern Michigan University, USA.

Reviews for Bilingual Public Schooling in the United States: "A History of America's ""Polyglot Boardinghouse"""

Paul J. Ramsey has written a comprehensive and definitive history of bilingual education in America. Based on exhaustive research, the book is at once a sophisticated piece of scholarship and an accessible introduction to a subject that every student of American education should read. - B. Edward McClellan, Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, USA Ramsey gives us a pioneering, uncommonly literate study of bilingual instruction in the United States.The diverse contexts and wide array of participants' voices he assembles invite scholars, policymakers, and anyone drawn to the topic to probe deeply its multi-layered and contentious history. We have needed this important book for years. - Donald Warren, Professor of Education, Indiana University, USA