Size of the Eligible Language Minority Population. Final Report. Draft [microform] / Robert E. Barnes and Ann M. Milne
- Bib ID:
- 5412052
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Barnes, Robert E
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED216080
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981
- 52 p.
- Summary:
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This paper develops a revised estimate of the number of children eligible for bilingual services based on the contention that the figure being used by the Department of Education is an overestimate. The current estimate of 3.6 million, which was derived from the Children's English and Services Study (CESS), is believed to be based on excessively high cutoff scores on the CESS test of English proficiency, and to include children who may not be entitled to services because they do not depend on a non-English language or because they are not in school. Drawing on legislative and court provisions for bilingual education, the paper explores alternative definitions of the following criteria to delimit the eligible populations: base populations; sufficient limitation in English; and dependence on a non-English language. Using the definitions, the paper generates new estimates by: (1) reanalyzing the CESS data to exclude nonrelevant populations; (2) incorporating a more realistic criterion for limited English proficiency derived from the Sustaining Effects Study (SES); (3) extrapolating estimates to the school universe using Survey of Income and Education (SIE) data; and (4) comparing derived estimates with estimates from other sources. The revised estimates are considered more reliable and more reasonable for Federal policy purposes. (Author/MJL)
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- Availability: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation, Room 3127, Washington, DC 20202 (write for price).
- ERIC Note: Not available in paper copy due to reproduction quality of original document.
- Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education.
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- Subject:
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- Bilingual Education
- Bilingual Students
- Court Litigation
- Definitions
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Eligibility
- English (Second Language)
- Federal Legislation
- Measurement Techniques
- Minority Group Children
- Public Policy
- State Departments of Education
- Limited English Speaking
- Childrens English and Services Study Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VI Elementary Secondary Education Act Title VII Survey of Income and Education Sustaining Effects Study
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- Publication date:
- 1981
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