Concept information
Preferred term
affirmative steps to English
Definition
- Prior to 1970, most teachers and education policymakers in the United States felt safe in assuming that the responsibility to learn English, at any age, lay with students and families. A socially Darwinian perspective prevailed. [Source: Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education; Affirmative Steps to English]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/affirmative_steps_to_English
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