Dueling philosophies: Inclusion or separation for Florida's English language learners?

TESOL Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-133

  Platt, Elizabeth ^a   Harper, Candace ^b   Mendoza, Maria Beatriz ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 33748068194     PISSN: 00398322     EISSN: 15457249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3588467     Document Type: Article

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