Overcoming the Gentrification of Dual Language, Bilingual and Immersion Education - (Bilingual Education & Bilingualism) (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

In their compelling collection of studies, Delavan, Freire, and Menken offer a thoughtprovoking examination of the systemic and pervasive issues of gentrification within DLBE in the United States. They present a valuable framework for understanding and addressing the root causes of gentrification, offering tangible steps to resist the influence of more affluent and influential communities. This book is a compelling call to action, challenging educators, policymakers, and communities to strive for meaningful change in bilingual education. The provided framework is comprehensive and practical, highlighting the human aspect of DLBE programming through the lens of "love, solidarity, consciousness, and hope." Detailed examples of how DLBE leadership has embraced the framework and prioritized the communities they serve, underscore the potential of advocating for equity and justice as catalysts for social change.

This book engages the reader in an in-depth, critical conversation about how gentrification of dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs affects policy and practice decision making at the program, school, district and state level, and points to ways to reconceptualize and reimagine DLBE through a new lens of integration. A terrific resource for those interested in the intersection of equity and bilingual education.

This book is a treasure of scholarly arguments by brilliant scholars who powerfully reject the gentrification of bilingual education theories in order to build culturally and linguistically responsive policies and practices that ideologically and pedagogically resist racialized bilingual classrooms and communities.

This important book is a cautionary tale about how the best of intentions can be undermined when careful attention isn't paid to the equity challenges in dual language programs. Dual language educators would be wise to take the lessons presented here to heart and plan their programs accordingly.

About the Author

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.