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ERIC Number: EJ608681
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Languages, Minorities and Education in Spain: The Case of Catalonia.
Ferrer, Ferran
Comparative Education, v36 n2 p187-97 May 2000
Examines Catalan's remarkable revival in Catalonia (Spain) in the past 20 years. Discusses the 1978 referendum designating "autonomous communities," their languages having co-official status with Spanish; increases in Catalan usage in many sectors and among the young; Catalan usage in education; and challenges related to bilingual education, cross-cultural issues, rights of Spanish-speaking students, and telecommunications technology. (SV)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Language of Instruction, Language Usage, Official Languages, Public Policy
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Catalan; Language Policy; Spain (Catalonia)
Note: Theme issue title: "Nigel Grant Festschrift" (special number 22).