Language Issues in Comparative Education Inclusive Teaching and Learning in Non-Dominant Languages and Cultures |
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| Volume Editor:
| Benson, Carol
Kosonen, Kimmo |
| Series title: | Comparative and International Education: Diversity of Voices Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-94-6209-216-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume compiles a unique yet complementary collection of chapters that take a strategic comparative perspective on education systems, regions of the world, and/or ethnolinguistic communities with a focus on non-dominant languages and cultures in education. Comparison and contrast within each article and across articles illustrates the potential for using home languages--which in many cases are in non-dominant positions relative to other languages in society--in inclusive...
More DescriptionThis volume compiles a unique yet complementary collection of chapters that take a strategic comparative perspective on education systems, regions of the world, and/or ethnolinguistic communities with a focus on non-dominant languages and cultures in education. Comparison and contrast within each article and across articles illustrates the potential for using home languages--which in many cases are in non-dominant positions relative to other languages in society--in inclusive multilingual and multicultural forms of education.