Minority-language education in a situation of conflict: Irish in english-medium schools in Northern Ireland

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 394-409

  McKendry, Eugene ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Education; English; Irish; Northern Ireland; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348836230     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/beb451.0     Document Type: Article

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