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Unequal Partners: Teaching Resources

I created powerpoints based on my book Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa (Palgrave, 2016) to use in classrooms (copyright Fabrice Jaumont).

The book Unequal Partners:

  • Offers a flesh and bone approach to international development for a wide audience, including international organizations, governmental agencies and NGOs involved in international assistance
  • Provides insights into building the educational capital of developing countries
  • Analyzes the role of American philanthropy abroad and its impact on higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Sustainability of French Heritage Language Education in the United States – New Book Chapter Published by Springer

Here is my latest contribution to Heritage Language Education in the U.S. written with Jane Ross, Joseph Dunn, Lauren Ducrey, and Julia Schulz: “Sustainability of French Heritage Language Education in the United States” published in Handbook of Research and Practice in Heritage Language Education by Springer International Handbooks of Education. Continue reading “Sustainability of French Heritage Language Education in the United States – New Book Chapter Published by Springer”

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A History of Unequal Partnerships between American Foundations and African Universities – An Article for HistPhil

I contributed a post to HistPhi, a web publication on the history of the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors, based on my new book, Unequal Partners: American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Africa (Palgrave-MacMillan, 2016). Continue reading “A History of Unequal Partnerships between American Foundations and African Universities – An Article for HistPhil”

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[FR] “Révolution bilingue à New York”, une interview par Le fil du biLingue

Je me suis récemment entretenu avec le fil du biLingue au sujet du développement des filières bilingues français-anglais à New York. J’y présente les particularités de ce dispositif et les défis auxquels ces filières doivent aujourd’hui faire face pour répondre à une demande en pleine expansion. Continue reading “[FR] “Révolution bilingue à New York”, une interview par Le fil du biLingue”

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The 6th International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education

Last weekend, I participated at the 6th International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education: Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts organized by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The CARLA conference was an impressive gathering of bilingual and immersion educators in Minneapolis. Patricia C. Gándara, Research Professor of Education, UCLA, spoke about the labor market advantage to bilingualism in the United States. Dr. Myrian (Mimi) Met presented an international panel on bilingual and immersion education in the United States, with speakers from Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Estonia, Finland, and Spain.
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Normandale, a French Immersion School in Minnesota

I visited an impressive French immersion school in Minnesota: Normandale elementary school in Edina.

Normandale is a K–5 French immersion elementary school with more than 600 students. Normandale follows the same curriculum as that of the other elementary schools in Edina. However, all curricular content is in French and English. Finding my way around the school was easy as all signs were in French: in the classrooms, in the hallways, and even in the cafeteria!

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