Contextual challenges to dual-language education: a case study of a developing middle school program.

A case study of the dual-language program at Julia de Burgos Bilingual Middle School in North Philadelphia is presented. The dual-language program was set up to meet the needs of the low-income, predominantly Puerto Rican student population. It was found that there were discrepancies between the i...

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Published in:Anthropology & Education Quarterly Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 202 - 230
Main Author: Freeman, Rebecca
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell June 2000
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        Middle schools
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        Bilingual education
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