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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: EJ436369 AUTHOR: Corson, David


TITLE: Realities of Teaching in a Multiethnic School.

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1991
JOURNAL: International-Review-of-Education-Internationale
Zeitschrift-fuer-Erziehungswissenschaft-Revue-Internation
ale de-Pedagogie; v37 n1 p7-31 1991

ABSTRACT: Examines two variables affecting multicultural
schools: teachers' attitudes and professional knowledge
about students' languages and cultures; and the
linguistic/cultural diversity of the children. Compares
bilingual schooling and school organization for second
language teaching in multicultural contexts. Describes
successful practices, including a case study of
organizational/curricular change in an inner-city school.
(DMM)

KEY DESCRIPTORS: Educational-Change; Language-Attitudes;
Multilingualism-; National-Programs; Official-Languages;
Sociolinguistics-; Urban-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Cultural-Pluralism; *Educational-Policy;
*Language-Planning; *Politics-of-Education; *School
Organization

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