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Publication Date: 1994
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A Response to Kroon and Vallen: A Parallel Overview of the Education Policy for Bilingual Children in Britain.
Thompson, Linda
Current Issues in Language and Society, v1 n2 p131-42 1994
Discusses the development of bilingual education policy in Britain from the 1960s to the present, focusing on assimilation versus pluralism, multicultural education, the 1985 Swann Report on education policy, and the role of English in the national curriculum. Argues that more needs to be done to promote bilingual education in Britain. (17 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingual Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, English, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Immigrants, Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Minority Groups, Multicultural Education, National Curriculum, Native Language Instruction, Politics of Education, Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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