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Publication Date: 1988
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The Role and Use of Educational Theory in Formulating Language Policy.
Cummins, Jim
TESL Canada Journal, v5 n2 p11-19 Mar 1988
Discusses the relationship between research, theory, and policy in language policy formulation in the context of a "conflict" paradigm. In bilingual programs in the United States and Canada, the sociological context of the debate plays a major role in determining the choice of issues to investigate. (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational Policy, Educational Sociology, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, French, Immersion Programs, Language Attitudes, Language of Instruction, Language Research, Linguistic Theory, Native Language Instruction, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Second Language Instruction, Social Influences, Theory Practice Relationship
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