| Building Bilingual Education Systems: Forces, Mechanisms and Counterweights Contributor(s): Mehisto, Peeter (Author), Genesee, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107450489 ISBN-13: 9781107450486 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $83.22 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education |
| Dewey: 370.117 |
| LCCN: 2015473459 |
| Series: Faculty of Education |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.6" W x 9.5" (1.15 lbs) 330 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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. |