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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829091103321

Titolo

Bilingual education and language policy in the global south / / edited by Jo Arthur Shoba and Feliciano Chimbutane

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-06885-2

0-203-58794-4

1-299-46966-3

1-135-06886-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

Routledge Critical Studies in multilingualism ; ; 4

Altri autori (Persone)

ChimbutaneFeliciano <1965->

ShobaJo Arthur <1949->

Disciplina

306.44/9091724

Soggetti

Language and education - Developing countries

Language policy - Developing countries

Education, Bilingual - Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Language-in-education policy across cultural and historical contexts -- section 2. The making and remaking of policy in local school and classroom contexts.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume considers a range of ways in which bilingual programs can make a contribution to aspects of human and economic development in the global South. The authors examine the consequences of different policies, programs, and pedagogies for learners and local communities through recent ethnographic research on these topics. The revitalization of minority languages and local cultural practices, management of linguistic and cultural diversity, and promotion of equal opportunities (both social and economic) are all explored in this light.