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ERIC Number: EJ548454
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1911
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education: A Mainstream Issue?
Cummins, Jim
Educational Review, v49 n2 p105-14 Jun 1997
A framework for analyzing the educational attainment of culturally and linguistically diverse students highlights ways in which power relations influence the negotiation of identity. Teacher-student interactions either reinforce coercive relations or promote collaborative ones. Ignoring the intersections of power and pedagogy reinforces coercive power relations. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Pluralism, English (Second Language), Language Minorities, Power Structure, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Identity (Psychological); Language Diversity
Note: Special Issue: Language Diversity in Education.