Furby 1978

Furby 1978

Reference
	Furby, Edward S. 1978. "Northern Territory bilingual education (with a preview of a selection of programmes in six other countries)." In Richards, E. 1978. Interest level: lay specialist.

Summary
	Defines and explains the purpose of bilingual education and describes four common models. Cites examples of where bilingual education has been historically successful in six countries:
	Wales Southern Australia The Former Soviet Union USA Mexico Liberia
	Gives full description of the practices in each country. Government educational efforts among the Aborigines in Australia were unsuccessful from 1937 to 1972. In 1972, bilingual education was officially endorsed. Discusses the foundation and eight basic objectives of the first programs initiated in l973 in four schools. Assessment in 1974 showed the program had expanded to 11 schools and was experiencing much success.

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Bibliography module: Furby 1978
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): F
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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