Using language policies to highlight and contrast the values that shape multicultural societies: Examples from Singapore and Australia

Australian Journal of Education

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-76

  Boufoy Bastick, Béatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Bilingual education; Censorship; Equal education; Individualism; Language planning; Multiculturalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744435543     PISSN: 00049441     EISSN: 20505884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000494419704100105     Document Type: Article

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