Home Language Survey Practices in the Initial Identification of English Learners in the United States

Educational Policy

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 770-804

  Bailey, Alison L ^a   Kelly, Kimberly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

educational policy; English learners; identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881002072     PISSN: 08959048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0895904811432137     Document Type: Article

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