Broschiertes Buch

Managing Diversity in Education

Languages, Policies, Pedagogies

Herausgeber: Little, David; Avermaet, Piet van; Leung, Constant

Beschreibung

Diversity (social, cultural, linguistic and ethnic) poses a challenge to educational systems. This book examines policy and its implications, pedagogical practice and responses to the challenge of diversity that go beyond the language of schooling. This volume will appeal to anyone involved in the educational integration of immigrant children.

Autor

David Little is Fellow and Associate Professor Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. His recent publications include The Linguistic and Educational Integration of Children and Adolescents from Migrant Backgrounds (2010). Constant Leung is a Professor of Educational Linguistics at King's College London, UK. His recent publications include English - A Changing Medium for Education (2012, edited with Brian Street). Piet Van Avermaet is a Professor in the Linguistics Department, Ghent University, Belgium and Head of the Centre for Diversity & Learning, Ghent University. His research interests include diversity and social inequality in education, multilingual and multicultural education, and language and the integration of immigrants.

Produktdetails

• New Perspectives on Language and Education
• Verlag: Channel View Publications Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781783090792
• ISBN-10: 1783090790
• Artikelnr.: 39067504