Language, Literacy, and Social Justice: The Experiences of Bangladeshi Women in Birmingham, UK.

Blackledge, Adrian

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Publication Date: 1999

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Language, Literacy, and Social Justice: The Experiences of Bangladeshi Women in Birmingham, UK.

Blackledge, Adrian

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v20 n3 p179-93 1999

Presents a study of the literacy practices and attitudes of Bangladeshi families in Birmingham, England. Particular focus is on the extent to which the mothers of 18 6-year-old Bangladeshi children were able to support their children's school-related literacy learning. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Illiteracy, Justice, Literacy, Minority Groups, Mothers, Parent Attitudes, Parent School Relationship, Parents as Teachers, Power Structure, Second Language Instruction, Social Environment, Young Children

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Birmingham)

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