Problems of Diversity in Policy and Practice: Celtic Languages in the United Kingdom.

Sutherland, Margaret B.

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Publication Date: 2000

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Problems of Diversity in Policy and Practice: Celtic Languages in the United Kingdom.

Sutherland, Margaret B.

Comparative Education, v36 n2 p199-209 May 2000

Discusses the questionable survival of minority languages worldwide and of the Celtic languages in the United Kingdom. Examines governmental policies concerning the teaching and school use of Welsh, Scots Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic in their respective regions. Outlines some general principles to guide policies related to minority language maintenance and survival. (Contains 31 references.) (SV)

Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Irish, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Native Language Instruction, Public Policy, Scots Gaelic, Welsh

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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