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Bilingual/Bicultural Education for Maori Cultural Preservation in New Zealand.

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Shafer, Susanne M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988

Describes bilingual/bicultural programs being developed in New Zealand which embrace the Maori culture and nationalism through such approaches as "language nests" for preschool children and their parents or primary grade immersion programs. Social studies guidelines emphasizing Maori culture are also discussed. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs

Maori Bilingual Education and Language Revitalisation.

Peer reviewed

Spolsky, Bernard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1989

Describes several preschool, elementary, and high school Maori immersion and bilingual programs in New Zealand, focusing on how the programs define and establish Maori space in the schools, local and tribal concerns, and the basis for the revitalization of the language. (29 references) (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Immersion Programs