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Uma Maheshwari Chimirala – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The Indian Constitution and the Directive Principles for State Policy (DPSP) aspire that individual states with Indigenous Tribal Minority (ITM) populations take special care to promote education and economic interests of the ITM communities. Despite Art 350(a) which explicitly guarantees (only) the ITM child education in its mother-tongue, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Indigenous Populations, Minority Groups
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Gu, Michelle Mingyue; Lee, John Chi-Kin; Lai, Chun – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
This article reports on a qualitative study investigating the teaching experiences of ESL teachers of ethnic minority students from South Asian countries. Eight ESL teachers from two secondary schools in Hong Kong were interviewed. Informed by the concept of neoliberal governmentality, this study explores the shaping effect of neoliberal education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Language Teachers, English (Second Language)
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Yang, Miaoyan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
Since 2015, China has established a 'Group Form of Educational Aid for Tibet' programme to dispatch ethnic Han majority teachers from inland cities to teach in Tibetan schools for a short period of time. Through the programme, the state aims to offer the gift of educational development to this highland area with a concentrated Tibetan minority…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Asians, Program Descriptions, Educational Development
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Sah, Pramod K.; Karki, Jeevan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
This study reports on an investigation into the perspectives of different stakeholders (e.g. administrators, teachers, students, and parents) towards motivations for introducing English as a medium of instruction (EMI) policy in low-resourced public schools, serving minoritized students, and language ideologies that form its practices. Framed…
Descriptors: Advantaged, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Cincotta-Segi, Angela Rose – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2011
The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse nations in Southeast Asia. The post-1975 government's policies regarding ethnic minority peoples are often considered to represent an ideological shift from earlier monocultural orientations to a discourse of interethnic equality and solidarity.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Minority Groups, Language of Instruction, Cultural Pluralism
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Forray, Katalin R.; Hegedus, Andras T. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1989
Analysis of elementary school teachers' (N=93) questionnaire responses regarding the academic performance and upbringing of Romani boys and girls revealed stereotypes of the same type often found concerning ethnic minorities. Results suggest that there is a need for instructional environments that emancipate girls and boys from sex-based roles…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Family Characteristics