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The English-only movement as it impacts police officers: interviews with law enforcement personnel
| dc.creator | Shekdar, Wendy Jones | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-06-07T22:50:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-06-07T22:50:27Z | |
| dc.date.created | 1997 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1997 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-1997-THESIS-S535 | |
| dc.description | Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality control issues may be present in this document. Please report any quality issues you encounter to digital@library.tamu.edu, referencing the URI of the item. | en |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references: p. 103-106. | en |
| dc.description | Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to explore the views of police officers working in a diverse community toward the English-only movement and related language legislation. Using a qualitative approach, this study attempted to fill a gap in the literature regarding police attitudes toward language legislation and the effects of that legislation on linguistically diverse communities. A descriptive approach, which included a multiple case study of eight police officers, was used due to the complexity of their experiences and the interplay of cultural attitudes, politics, personal characteristics and context that influenced the police officers' interaction with the community. Through interviews with the participants, it was the intent of this study to develop understandings and explanations for the way police officers perceived, and interpreted language issues. Understandings and explanations gained by the study could contribute to knowledge of the role of language and culture in law enforcement and the effects of language legislation on linguistically diverse populations. | en |
| dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Texas A&M University | |
| dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries in 2008. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
| dc.subject | curriculum and instruction. | en |
| dc.subject | Major curriculum and instruction. | en |
| dc.title | The English-only movement as it impacts police officers: interviews with law enforcement personnel | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | curriculum and instruction | en |
| thesis.degree.name | M.S. | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| dc.type.material | text | en |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
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