The (Im)Possibilities of Constructing Multicultural Language Practices in Research and Pedagogy

Linguistics and Education

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-218

  Willett, Jerri ^a   Solsken, Judith ^a   Wilson Keenan, Jo Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Public Schools   (United States)

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EID: 0040899308     PISSN: 08985898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0898-5898(99)80108-9     Document Type: Article

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