At the interface of language ideology and practice: The public discourse surrounding the 2004 education reform in Latvia

Language Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 315-335

  Hogan Brun, Gabrielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education reform; Language choice; Language ideological debates; Language in education; Latvia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749238008     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-006-9028-1     Document Type: Review

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