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by Carol Benson (Editor), Kimmo Kosonen (Editor)
This second volume of Language Issues in Comparative Education, following the tradition of the first, introduces the state of the field and calls attention to innovations described throughout. The chapters examine language-in-education policy change, describe implementational activities, and present strategic frameworks for research and advocacy.
Author Biography
Carol Benson, PhD (1994), is Associate Professor of International and Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She researches policy development and innovation in multilingual education for speakers of non-dominant languages, with ongoing collaborative projects in Cambodia and Senegal.
Kimmo Kosonen, PhD (1998), is a Senior Consultant in multilingual education with SIL International and Specialist in language development at Payap University in Thailand. He has published on non-dominant languages, multilingual education, and language-in-education policy in Asia.
