OR and language planning: Modelling the interaction between unilingual and bilingual populations

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 626-636

  Wyburn, J ^a   Hayward, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Education; Language planning; Planning; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PLANNING; SYSTEM THEORY;

BILINGUALISM; ENDOGENEITY; GROUP INTERACTION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS;

MODELING LANGUAGES;

EID: 64849110440     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602600     Document Type: Article

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