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ERIC Number: EJ301989
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Minority Mother Tongues in Education.
Fishman, Joshua A.
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v14 n1 p51-61 1984
The question of whether or not mother-tongue education is the best medium of instruction is examined, using social and cultural criteria instead of the usual academic/cognitive criteria. The real significance of using disadvantaged vernaculars is that such use symbolizes to minority groups a lessening of relative disadvantage. (RM)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Language of Instruction, Minority Groups, Official Languages, Social Influences
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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