Bilingual Education

By: Jim Cummins

Book Overview

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the implementation of bilingual education programs in countries throughout the world. For academics, graduate students, and policymakers, this volume clearly outlines the social and educational goals that can be achieved through bilingual education. It highlights the need to take account of the complex political context of inter-group relationships within which bilingual programs are inevitably embedded.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792349326
• ISBN13: 9780792349327
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.5"