|| HAS BEEN more than 10 years since Proposition 227 was passed in California and almost
10 since Proposition 203 was made law in Arizona. In each state, the numbers of students …

This review presents theoretical underpinnings supporting microethnographic-discourse
analytic (ME/DA) approaches to studying educational phenomena. The review is presented …

This article presents a reflexive analysis of two transcripts of an open-ended interview and
argues for transparency in transcribing processes and outcomes. By analyzing ways in …

As a consequence of changes in federal and state policies in education, educators who
believe in the value and importance of bilingualism find themselves in a contested …

In this article, I trace the complex ways that literacy and language policy are translated into
classroom practice through the examination of a single telling case. 1 I demonstrate that the …

The United States has a long record of ambivalence toward recent immigrants. Nowhere is
this love-hate relationship more evident than in the public school systems of high …

Since the time when video recording made its first appearance, video technology has made
huge advances in both ease of handling and extent of general use. Today, video equipment …

Many immigrants and refugees in the United States must confront different linguistic and
cultural contexts in their everyday life. As part of a larger ethnographic study related to …

This article uses Foucault's (1977/1995) concept of normalization to analyze contemporary
opposition to bilingual education in the United States. These contemporary movements have …

Five Spanish teachers working in California elementary schools participated in this project.
Although they were assigned to teach in mainstream English programs, they noticed that …