Languages in lifelong education for Third World development

Author(s)
Abbott, Gerry
Editor(s)
Eade, Deborah
Publication date
2000-05-01
Subject
Approach and methodology
Education
Keywords
Development methods
Development in Practice Journal
DiP

Metadata
Show full item record
Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/130431
DOI
10.1080/09614520050010241
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Educational and societal development programmes in the Third World have paid too little attention to the facilitative and motivational merits of using indigenous languages. From primary education through to development activities among adults, the use of a non-indigenous language may in itself hinder the development process. In academic institutions, more interaction between the two fields of language planning and development studies is needed.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
7
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
Collections