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New Survey Examines Teacher Beliefs About Bilingualism
The survey findings are encouraging since the staff answers indicated favorable views of bilingualism and a knowledge of dual language development that coincides with the most recent research
by Aaron Loewenberg
July 22, 2019

 

A new study by researchers from San Diego State University aims to examine the beliefs of Head Start staff around issues of bilingualism, dual language learning, and bilingual education. The researchers had 291 Head Start teachers, home visitors, and program administrators answer a survey examining their beliefs about a variety of topics related to these issues. Participants hailed from two Head Start programs located in cities in southern California. Sixty-three percent of the participants identified as Hispanic/Latino and almost 69 percent were bilingual.

...Overall, the findings from the survey are encouraging since the staff answers indicated favorable views of bilingualism and a knowledge of dual language development that coincides with the most recent research about the importance of maintaining the home language of each student.

Read the full article at https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/new-survey-examines-teacher-beliefs-about-bilingualism/-about-bilingualism/

 

The study itself is available at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15235882.2019.1624282