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ERIC Number: EJ205829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Education and Colonial Language Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.
LaBelle, Thomas J.; White, Peter S.
International Review of Education, v24 n3 p243-61 1978
The variations in government language policies in Latin America are primarily a function of economic and social struggles among contending national elites, all seeking to compel adaptation by subordinate groups. Not until the nineteenth century did the schools become a major vehicle for government policy implementation. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Church Role, Colonialism, Government Role, Historical Reviews, Language Planning, Latin American Culture, Official Languages, Power Structure, School Role, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Caribbean Island; Latin America