Assessing the long-term effects of an experimental bilingual-multicultural programme: Implications for drop-out prevention, multicultural development and immigration policy

International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-59

  Ramirez, Manuel ^a   Perez, Magdalenda ^a   Valdez, Gladys ^a   Hall, Brittany ^a  

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Author keywords

Bilingual education; Cultural identity; Dual language programme

Indexed keywords

EID: 61349189732     PISSN: 13670050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13670050802149523     Document Type: Article

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