Ebonics: The Urban Educational Debate

Controversy erupted when the Oakland Unified School District's 'Ebonics Resolution' proposed an approach to teaching Standard English that recognized the variety of English spoken by African American students. With demands for accountability driven by the NCLB policy, this debate will rise again. This book seeks to better inform this next episode.

Author: David J. Ramirez
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: 03/22/2005
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9781853597961
ISBN10: 1853597961
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Translating & Interpreting
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | General

About the Author

J. David Ramirez is Dean of the School of Education at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus. Dr Ramirez is a nationally recognized educational leader and the former principal investigator of the Ramirez Study (the most often cited longitudinal study on bilingual education in the US and the first national study of its kind).

Terrence G. Wiley is Director of the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at Arizona State University. He is the author of several books and numerous articles on language policy, literacy, biliteracy, and language diversity. He currently co-edits, with Thomas Ricento, the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education.

Gerda de Klerk is a doctoral student in the College of Education at Arizona State University. She has worked in language policy formulation and implementation issues in South Africa, where she was the editor of Bua!, a magazine popularizing sociolinguistic matters.

Enid Lee is the director of Enidlee Consultants. She consults internationally on anti-racist, inclusionary, and equitable education. Enid has been involved in the professional development of teachers for two decades. She is the author of over 30 publications, including Letters to Marcia: A Teacher's Guide to Anti-Racist Education.

Wayne E. Wright is an assistant professor in the Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio. He also serves as the Co-Director of the Language Policy Research Unit of the Educational Policy Studies Laboratory at Arizona State University.