Languages, development and reconstructing education in South Africa

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 301-313

  Heugh, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African languages; Educational failure; Language in education policy; Medium of instruction language of learning; Multilingualism

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE; LEARNING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032797728     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-0593(99)00030-9     Document Type: Article

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