Assessing Evaluation Studies

Bilingual education has long been the subject of major disagreements in this country. This book provides a detailed critique of the two largest studies of U.S. bilingual education programs. It examines the goals of the studies and what can be learned from them. In addition, using these studies as cases, this book provides guidelines on how to plan large evaluation studies to achieve useful answers to major policy questions about education.Table of ContentsFront Matter1 Bilingual Education in the United States2 Research Methodology and Bilingual Education3 The Longitudinal Study4 The Immersion Study5 Lessons for the Future6 Conclusions and RecommendationsAppendix A: Bilingual Education in the United StatesAppendix B: Trajectory Analysis of Matched PercentilesAppendix C: AcronymsAppendix D: Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and StaffReferences