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Smith, Frank – 1993
Multilayered, this book presents as a narrative, a first-person scholarly (but not academic) account of the political and educational conflicts surrounding the question of the development of language and thought. It follows a group of South African graduate students, black and white, including teachers who live in Soweto, as they struggle to…
Descriptors: Apartheid, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedLin, Jing – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1997
Discusses the politics of bilingual education for minorities in China. The article notes that such education has been provided in some minority schools as a part of the government's policy to improve relationships with ethnic minorities in China. (24 references) (Author/CK)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Design, Diachronic Linguistics, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAndreoni, Helen – Babel: Australia, 1997
Discusses language policy matters and the management of cultural and linguistic diversity in the area of education, with particular reference to Eritrea in East Africa and its application to Australia's language situation. The article presents examples of the impact of the tyrannical imposition of language usage, including the long-term…
Descriptors: Amharic, Change Agents, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
Heath, Shirley Brice – 1977
Examination of the historical facts surrounding the American linguistic heritage and application of theories of language policy and planning may help to clarify possible future directions for the role of language not only in the classroom but in the pluralistic cultures of the United States and the world. The need to revitalize the bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, Cultural Influences, Educational History
