Building Bilingual Education Systems Forces, Mechanisms and Counterweights |
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| Author:
| Mehisto, Peeter
Genesee, Fred |
| Series title: | Cambridge Education Research Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-45048-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $89.95 |
Book Description:
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This book details investments required for establishing successful bi-/trilingual education programmes and discusses administrative, community legislative, political, societal and institutional complexities that shape bi-/trilingual education. It will help readers anticipate potential consequences of various programme development decisions and prepare them for both expected and unexpected outcomes. The complexities of bi-/trilingual education are organised using an innovative...
More DescriptionThis book details investments required for establishing successful bi-/trilingual education programmes and discusses administrative, community legislative, political, societal and institutional complexities that shape bi-/trilingual education. It will help readers anticipate potential consequences of various programme development decisions and prepare them for both expected and unexpected outcomes. The complexities of bi-/trilingual education are organised using an innovative conceptual framework of forces, mechanisms and counterweights. This conceptual framework is used to analyse 13 case studies from five continents. In addition, six 'voices-from-the-field' provide the first-hand accounts of educational professionals working in bilingual programmes.