[Lmresearch] UC LMRI CALL FOR PAPERS--The Impact of Restrictive Language Policies (Due Sept. 21, 2007)

[Russell W. Rumberger]

Call for Papers Email Announce
            Call for Papers 

            Deadline: 
            September 21, 2007

            The Impact of Policies that Restrict the Use of Students' Primary Language for Instructional Purposes 
           

             


           
            The University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute (UC LMRI), in conjunction with the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP/PDC) at UCLA, and the University of California All Campus Center on Research for Diversity (UC ACCORD) are pleased to announce a call for papers on the topic of the impact of restrictive language policies on students, schools, teachers, and communities. Proposals will be due no later than September 21, 2007.

            In 2008 it will have been 10 years since the passage of Proposition 227 in California, that seriously curtailed the offering of primary language instruction. It will be eight years since the passage of a similar initiative (Proposition 203) in Arizona, and six years since Massachusetts' passage of Question 2, modeled on Propositions 227 and 203. There are now substantial data available to analyze the effects of such policies on English Learner students. However, the impact of such policies undoubtedly extends beyond test scores for students into the public perception of the issues surrounding the education of English Learners, the organization of instruction in schools, the preparation of teachers and administrators to work with these students, the attitudes of communities and families about language and education, and possibly other areas as well. If we are to learn from these experiments it is imperative that we study what is known about the impact of these policies, to what extent they have resulted in the improvement of education and educational outcomes for EL students, and to consider how the field of education should proceed in attempting to improve academic outcomes for these students. It is also imperative that we share the knowledge we have gathered with communities, schools, policymakers, and other scholars so that a new conversation can be begun about narrowing the enormous educational achievement and attainment gaps that exist for EL students.

            To this end, UC LMRI, CRP/PDC, and UC ACCORD are coordinating a call for papers and a series of roundtables and forums to be held during 2008, based on the commissioned papers. The primary objective is to expand the scope of our understanding about the impact of restrictive language policies. We invite empirical studies and analyses that incorporate data from individual states and multiple states, and we encourage scholars from all methodological traditions that incorporate evidence-based arguments. Comparative studies including states or districts that have implemented such policies compared to those that have not, or pre-post studies are especially encouraged.

            Proposals will be received through September 21, and awardees will be notified of their selection by the first week of October. Each selected paper will receive an honorarium of $2,000, the first $1,000 payable upon receipt of the draft paper, and the second $1,000 due upon submission of the final paper, unless other arrangements are made owing to need to pay for data collection or research assistance.

            All awardees will be requested to present their papers at the UC LMRI conference in Sacramento, California, May 2-3, 2008, for which all expenses will be paid by UC LMRI. The selection of a paper also implies opportunities to participate in a number of other dissemination activities with expenses paid. It is anticipated that the collection of papers will be published in a peer-reviewed venue.

            . Download the Call for Papers (PDF)
            . For further information contact Laurie Russman at the CRP/PDC: 310-267-5562
           
     

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Beverly Bavaro Leaney, Editor
UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute
and the California Dropout Research Project
University of California, Santa Barbara
4722 South Hall
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3220
805.893.2250
http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu
http://www.lmri.ucsb.edu/dropouts

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