Language Planning, Ideology, and Constitutional Law: Francophone Minority Education in Canada.

Martel, Angeline

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ERIC Number: EJ534234

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Publication Date: 1996

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Language Planning, Ideology, and Constitutional Law: Francophone Minority Education in Canada.

Martel, Angeline

Language Problems and Language Planning, v20 n2 p127-56 Sum 1996

Exposes the legal and ideological changes that occurred regarding the Francophone minority educational system before and after 1982 in Canada. The article concludes that providing minorities with strong constitutional guarantees regarding their language's official status allows them to develop their own voice in democracies although these guarantees are subject to ideological power games. (41 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Change Agents, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Ideology, Language Attitudes, Language Planning, Minority Groups, Official Languages, Political Issues, Political Power

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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