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Calero, Jorge; Choi, Álvaro – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2022
There is strong controversy over the application and effects of the Linguistic Immersion Policy in Catalonia, a policy that established that the Catalan language should constitute the only vehicular language during the different levels of compulsory schooling. While some of the effects of this policy have been determined, the evidence on other…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Secondary School Students, Romance Languages, Foreign Countries
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van Staden, Surette; Howie, Sarah – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2012
This article reports on the South African results of a study to identify and explain relationships between some major factors associated with successful reading at Grade 5. With 11 official languages, educational policy in South Africa advocates an additive bilingualism model, and students in Grades 1 to 3 are taught in their mother tongue.…
Descriptors: International Studies, Official Languages, Reading Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness