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Bilingual Education Policy and Practice in the Andes: Ideological Paradox and Intercultural Possibility

Discusses bilingual education policy and reform in the context of indigenous languages of Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, exploring the ideological paradox inherent in transforming a standardizing education into a diversifying one and in constructing a multilingual, multicultural national identity. Data come from policy documents and practitioner narratives. Notes implications for educational practice in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms. (Contains references.) (SM)

• Author/Creator: Hornberger, Nancy H.
• Date Published: Jun
• Journal/Secondary Title: Anthropology & Education Quarterly
• Number: 2
• Volume: 31
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Diversity Practices
• Subject: Diversity (Student)
• Subject: Educational Change
• Subject: Educational Policy
• Subject: Elementary Secondary Education
• Subject: Ethnic Groups
• Subject: Foreign Countries
• Subject: Indigenous Populations
• Subject: Intercultural Communication
• Subject: Multicultural Education

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