| Managing Diversity in Education: Languages, Policies, Pedagogies Contributor(s): Little, David (Editor), Leung, Constant (Editor), Van Avermaet, Piet (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783090804 ISBN-13: 9781783090808 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $132.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Study & Teaching - Education |
| Dewey: 306.446 |
| LCCN: 2013025854 |
| Series: New Perspectives on Language and Education |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.4" (1.15 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diversity - social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic - poses a challenge to all educational systems. Some authorities, schools and teachers look upon it as a problem, an obstacle to the achievement of national educational goals, while for others it offers new opportunities. Successive PISA reports have laid bare the relative lack of success in addressing the needs of diverse school populations and helping children develop the competences they need to succeed in society. The book is divided into three parts that deal in turn with policy and its implications, pedagogical practice, and responses to the challenge of diversity that go beyond the language of schooling. This volume features the latest research from eight different countries, and will appeal to anyone involved in the educational integration of immigrant children and adolescents. |
Contributor Bio(s): Van Avermaet, Piet: - Piet Van Avermaet is a Professor in the Linguistics Department, Ghent University, Belgium and Head of the Centre for Diversity & Learning, Ghent University. His research interests include diversity and social inequality in education, multilingual and multicultural education, and language and the integration of immigrants. Leung, Constant: - "Constant Leung is a Professor of Educational Linguistics at King's College London, UK. His recent publications include English - A Changing Medium for Education (2012, edited with Brian Street). "Little, David: -David Little is Associate Professor Emeritus and Fellow Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. He has been a regular contributor to the Council of Europe's language education projects since the 1980s. In 2010, the National University of Ireland awarded him an honorary doctorate in recognition of his contribution to language education in Ireland and further afield. |