Misinterpreting School Reform: The Dissolution of a Dual-Immersion Bilingual Program in an Urban New England Elementary School

Bilingual Research Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-163

  Warhol, Larisa ^a   Mayer, Anysia ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84865095056     PISSN: 15235882     EISSN: 15235890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15235882.2012.703636     Document Type: Article

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