Language practices, preferences and policies: Contrasting views of Pakeha, Maori, Pasifika and Asian students

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 375-391

  Barkhuizen, Gary ^a   Knoch, Ute ^a   Starks, Donna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ethnic diversity; Language attitudes; Language in education; Language policy; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249166025     PISSN: 01434632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/jmmd450.1     Document Type: Article

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