Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults.

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Hauptverfasser: Glass, Gene V., Schon, Isabel
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Veröffentlicht: 1988
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author Glass, Gene V.
Schon, Isabel
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Schon, Isabel
Glass, Gene V.
Schon, Isabel
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contents Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults. Glass, Gene V. Schon, Isabel Adolescent Literature Childrens Literature Foreign Language Books Library Acquisition Library Policy Library Surveys Pretests Posttests Public Libraries Public Policy Quasiexperimental Design Resource Allocation Spanish State Legislation Tables (Data) Reports the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of the California English-only law on public librarians' acquisition policies and attitudes toward books in Spanish for children and young adults. The results, which showed no effects, are interpreted in terms of the symbolic functions of legislation and public policy. (seven references) (Author/CLB)
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spellingShingle Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults.
Glass, Gene V.
Schon, Isabel
Adolescent Literature
Childrens Literature
Foreign Language Books
Library Acquisition
Library Policy
Library Surveys
Pretests Posttests
Public Libraries
Public Policy
Quasiexperimental Design
Resource Allocation
Spanish
State Legislation
Tables (Data)
Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults. Glass, Gene V. Schon, Isabel Adolescent Literature Childrens Literature Foreign Language Books Library Acquisition Library Policy Library Surveys Pretests Posttests Public Libraries Public Policy Quasiexperimental Design Resource Allocation Spanish State Legislation Tables (Data) Reports the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of the effects of the California English-only law on public librarians' acquisition policies and attitudes toward books in Spanish for children and young adults. The results, which showed no effects, are interpreted in terms of the symbolic functions of legislation and public policy. (seven references) (Author/CLB)
title Effects of an English-only Law on Public Library Acquisition Policies, Practices, and Librarians' Attitudes toward Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults.
topic Adolescent Literature
Childrens Literature
Foreign Language Books
Library Acquisition
Library Policy
Library Surveys
Pretests Posttests
Public Libraries
Public Policy
Quasiexperimental Design
Resource Allocation
Spanish
State Legislation
Tables (Data)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ392382