Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Fall 2000

Keywords

Language rights, Bilingual education, Parental approval

Abstract

This paper discusses the issue of language rights, examining the struggle for power between state school systems and parents over children’s education, specifically language rights. An examination of state statutes regarding bilingual education, and state department of education web pages for the lower 48 states revealed that all states provide bilingual education for limited-English proficient students, or LEP students. The indicator of language rights the paper uses is parental approval, the extent of the authority that parents have over their child’s presence in bilingual education classes as stated in state statutes. Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), we attempt to explain the absence of parent approval in particular states.

Department

Sociology

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Linguistic minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States; Language policy--United States; Education, Bilingual--United States; Language and education--United States; English language--Political aspects--United States; Multicultural education--United States

Geographic Coverage

United States

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

Text

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Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Rights Statement

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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