Who chooses dual language education for their children and why

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 635-660

  Parkes, Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual education; Dual language; Parental choice; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 57149134000     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2167/beb470.0     Document Type: Article

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