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Das Gupta, Jyotirindra – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1976
Discusses the role of language planning in national development of nonindustrial countries, with emphasis on educational development. Problems of language planning discussed include colonial inheritance, language diversity, development of indigenous languages, and the ability of the national authority to bear the cost of language planning.…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Policy
Lagoria, Consuelo Alfaro; Ballon, Lourdes Zegarra – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1976
Discusses the 1975 decision of the Peruvian government to designate Quechua as an official language. Specific programs carried out as a result of this law are analyzed and assessed with respect to their effects and implications. The problems encountered in producing instructional materials for languages which are fragmented into dialects are…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Policy, Educational Problems
Taiwo, C. O. – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, 1976
Discusses the problems of selecting a language of instruction in Nigerian schools due to the fact that Nigerian languages are rich in expression in traditional settings but generally insufficient to cope with a modern school curriculum. Eight solutions to specific educational problems are offered. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: African Languages, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Educational Problems
