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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED246152 AUTHOR: Rist, Ray C.
TITLE: Language and Literacy: An Overview of Policies and
Programs in Five OECD Member Countries.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1979
NOTE: 47 p.; Paper prepared in connection with the
OECD/CERI Project on the "Financing, Organization and
Governance of
Education for Special Populations."
ABSTRACT: This paper describes the results of a study
conducted by the Center for Educational Research and
Innovation regarding language policies and programs in five
countries which belong to the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development: Canada, France, Spain, the
United Kingdom, and West Germany. Part I explains the
study's focus on language diversity and how it is addressed
within the educational systems of the countries studied. It
is assumed that the role ascribed to language is a key one
to a better understanding of the position of various
cultural groups in a society. The study methodology and
content are described. (A set of simultaneous case studies
were taken, each developed according to a common frame of
reference.) Part II discusses the distinctions drawn
between each country for the purpose of analysis:
historical and ecological considerations; geographical
boundedness versus dispersal; time the special population
has been within the national boundaries; government policy
on culture and language; the permanence/impermanence of the
language/cultural minority group; and governmental
policymaking (centralized versus decentralized). In Part
III, the data from all five countries are analyzed
collectively in relation to three themes--organization,
finance, and governance. A postscript reiterates that
language and literacy policies accurately reflect social
and political conditions. A concluding section recommends
areas for further study. (KH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Cultural-Pluralism; Educational-Finance;
Ethnic-Groups; Governance-; Government-Role; Indigenous
Populations; Language-Planning; Minority-Groups;
Multicultural-Education; Public-Policy
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Bilingual-Education; *Educational-Policy;
*Elementary-Secondary-Education; *Foreign-Countries;
*Immigrants-; *Literacy-Education
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