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Diverse by design : literacy education within multicultural institutions / Christopher Schroeder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schroeder, Christopher L., 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hispanic Americans--Education (Higher)--Case studies.
- Hispanic Americans.
- English language--Study and teaching--Spanish speakers--Case studies.
- English language.
- Literacy--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.
- Literacy.
- Hispanic Americans--Ethnic identity--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (268 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Logan, Utah : Utah State University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Diversity, despite what we say, disturbs us. In the U.S., we debate linguistic rights, the need for an official language, and educational policies for language minority students. On the one hand, we believe in the rights of individuals, including (at least in the academy) the right to one's own language. On the other hand, we sponsor a single common language, monolingual and standard, for full participation and communication in both the academy and in U.S. society.In Diverse by Design, Christopher Schroeder reports on an institutional case study conducted at a
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The problems
- pt. 2. Everyday experiences at NEIU
- pt. 3. Connections and conclusions.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780874218077
- 0874218071
- OCLC:
- 707092608
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