De facto language education policy through teachers' attitudes and practices: A critical ethnographic study in three Jamaican schools

Language Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 221-242

  Nero, Shondel J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Creole; De facto language education policy; Jamaica

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904170159     PISSN: 15684555     EISSN: 15731863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10993-013-9311-x     Document Type: Article

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