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by M. Garrett Delavan (Editor), Juan A. Freire (Editor), Kate Menken (Editor)
This book proposes solutions to the gentrification of dual language, bilingual and immersion education in diverse contexts. The research draws attention to how understanding and responding to gentrification of language programs is part of the broader fight for racial and educational justice for immigrant communities in US schools.
Author Biography
M. Garrett Delavan is Assistant Professor of World Language, Dual Language and ESOL Education at Georgia State University, USA. His research interests include equity in dual language bilingual education, discourse analysis of education policy and Earth consciousness in language education.
Juan A. Freire is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Brigham Young University, USA. His research focuses on equity in dual language bilingual education, multicultural and bilingual teacher research and language education policy and planning.
Kate Menken is Professor of Linguistics and TESOL at Queens College and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for the Study of Language in Urban Society, CUNY Graduate Center, USA. She is Co-Editor in Chief of Language Policy and serves on the board of various journals in bilingual education and multilingualism.
