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A History of Changes in the Policies and Practices of Second Language Programs in the Public Schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations 1-1-1997 A history of changes in the policies and practices of second language programs in the public schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada Mark Jose Dominguez University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/rtds Repository Citation Dominguez, Mark Jose, "A history of changes in the policies and practices of second language programs in the public schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada" (1997). UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations. 3047. http://dx.doi.org/10.25669/2jdr-d6sk This Dissertation is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). 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Dominguez Bachelor of Arts Washington State University, Pullman 1985 Master of Arts University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1993 A dissertation submitted in partial fulüllment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor o f Education in Educational Lcaderahip Department of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas August 1998 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. UMI Number: 9909717 Copyright 1999 by Dominguez, Mark Jose All rights reserved. UMI Microform 9909717 Copyright 1998, by UMI Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition Is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code. UMI 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. Dissertation Approval UNIV The Graduate College University of Nevada, Las Vegas June 11 19 98 The Dissertation prepared by Mark J. Dominguez Entitled A History of Changes In the Policies and Practices of Second Language Programs in the Public Schools of Clark County, Las V egas, NV.___________________________________________________________ is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education Exammatton/CJmmittce Chair Dean of th/draduate College txamimtion Committee Member zxaminathn Committee Member /I Graduate College Faculti/ Représentative 11 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT A History of Changes in the Policies and Practices of Second Language Rrograms in the Public Schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada by- Mark J. Dominguez Dr. Anthony Saville, Examination Committee Chair Professor of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas A Histof}' o f Changes in the Policies and Practices o f Second Language Programs in the Public Schools of Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada is an historical study that traced the development of Second Language Programs in the Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada. The research study- examined national and federal actions which ser\ ed as the bases for the initial implementation of Second Language Programs (1880-1998), historical sequential activities in Nevada that contributed to the implementation of Second Language Programs in the state, and the sequential activities that specifically dealt with the development of Second Language Programs in the Clark County- School District (1968-1998). Included in the study is an historical examination of these sequential activities and the time periods in which they took place. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT............................................................................................................. iii UST OF TABLES..................................................................................................... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................................... viii CHAPTER l INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Introduction ................................................................................................. 1 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................... 9 Significance and Need for the Study ........................................................ 9 Delimitations of the Study ......................................................................... 12 Definition of Terms ..................................................................................... 13 CHAPTER 2 METHODOLOGY............................................................................... 18 CHAPTER 3 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW: BIUNGUAL AND SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS AT THE NATIONAL AND STATE LEVELS Historical Overview: Early History 1880 to i963 ..................................... 22 Historical Overview: Legislative Acts, Federal Regulations and Litigation 1964 to 1977 ....................................................................... 26 Historical Overview: Legislative Acts, Litigation, Federal Regulations and Political Movements 1978 to 1998 ................................ 31 History of National Longitudinal Research Evaluations Concerning Bilingual and Second Language Programs ........................ 61 The State of Nevada and Second Language Programs ........................... 69 CHAPTER 4 SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS/ENGUSH LANGUAGE LEARNERS PROGRAM (SLP/EULP) IN THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, 1968 TO 1998 ................................................... 90 CHAPTERS SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS. TRENDS & RECOMMENDATIONS 141 Summary...................................................................................................... 141 National Conclusions .................................................................................. 149 State & Local Conclusions .......................................................................... 152 Trends .......................................................................................................... 154 Recommendations for Further Study ....................................................... 155 APPENDIX 1 PRIMARY SOURCES........................................................................ 158 APPENDIX 2 SECONDARY SOURCES.................................................................... 172 APPENDIX 3 REFERENCE SOURCE ESSAY........................................................... 182 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. APPENDIX 4 SCHOOL PRORLES........................................................................... 189 REFERENCES.......................................................................................................... 218 CASES...................................................................................................................
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