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Bilingual education has long been the subject of major disagreements in this country. This book provides a detailed critique of the two largest studies of U.S. bilingual education programs. It examines the goals of the studies and what can be learned from them. In addition, using these studies as cases, this book provides guidelines on how to plan large evaluation studies to achieve useful answers to major policy questions about education.
A collection of essays on the management of bilingual education programs is organized in three units: managing in a culturally diverse setting, balancing critical interactions, and special issues. The following papers are included: "Recruiting and Retaining Competent Personnel for Bilingual Education Programs" (Joan E. Friedenberg, Curtis H. Bradley); "Leadership and Motivation in a Changing Environment" (William M. Bloomfield); "Managing Conflict: Dealing Productively with Differing Ideas, Priorities and Goals" (Emily J. Shamieh); "Performance Appraisal: Using Feedback for Staff Development" (Jill Izett McCarthy); "Environmental Considerations in the Success of the Bilingual Program" (Sylvia R. Cowan); "Management of Bilingual Programs: The Local Community Context" (Terry L. Baker, Dori Collazo); "Governmental Context of the Bilingual Program: National and State" (Myrna Delgado, Barney Berube); "Some Considerations in Planning Your Inservice Training Component" (Denise McKeon); "Writing Proposals for Funding Agencies" (Eleanor Lien Sandstrom); "Finding, Adapting and Developing Bilingual Curriculum" (Betsy Tregar); "Bilingual Program Evaluation" (Robert W. Consalvo, Mary C. Madaus); "Dimensions of Data Collection and Management" (Lisanio R. Orlandi, Joseph J. Foley); and "A Computer as an Aid(e) to a Manager" (Richard W. Willard). (MSE)
Directed primarily at teachers in bilingual programs, this report suggests ways in which they may assist evaluators in improving the quality of evaluation, particularly regarding descriptive information about the bilingual classroom. Six principles of classroom description are examined: (1) program model, type, and design; (2) student characteristics; (3) instructional methods; (4) teacher and student language use patterns; (5) functional language ability; and (6) development of language skills. Teachers are asked to respond to an example that highlights one or more aspects of each principle; emphasis is on practical, immediate steps that the classroom teacher can take to improve the quality of evaluation. It is noted that some of the information about the classroom may be relatively inaccessible to anyone but the teacher since it reflects cumulative insights gleaned from repeated encounters with students on a daily basis. Contains approximately 60 references. (LB)