Social and Intercultural Benefits of Bilingual Education A Peace-Linguistic Evaluation of «Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin (SESB)» |
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| Author:
| Meier, Gabriela |
| Series title: | Mehrsprachigkeit in Schule und Unterricht Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-631-60427-4 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $175.95 |
Book Description:
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Is two-way immersion education associated with social and intercultural benefits? This book examines social and intercultural benefits of bilingual or two-way immersion (TWI) schooling in
Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin (SESB). The author uses quantitative methods to compare
SESB with mainstream education and identifies a series of statistically significant differences between the two. These findings contribute to the well-structured argument that
SESB programmes...
More DescriptionIs two-way immersion education associated with social and intercultural benefits? This book examines social and intercultural benefits of bilingual or two-way immersion (TWI) schooling in Staatliche Europa-Schule Berlin (SESB). The author uses quantitative methods to compare SESB with mainstream education and identifies a series of statistically significant differences between the two. These findings contribute to the well-structured argument that SESB programmes can play a role in promoting social integration and group cohesiveness within schools and potentially in the wider society. The author also makes a number of recommendations for stakeholders and policymakers, and suggests that SESB may indeed serve as a useful model for other multilingual areas of Europe.