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Community Based Research in Language Policy and Planning - The Language of Instruction in Education in Sint Eustatius (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
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Community Based Research in Language Policy and Planning - The Language of Instruction in Education in Sint Eustatius (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Series: Language Policy, 20
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This volume focuses on a case where community organizing, academic
research and governmental responsibility were successfully
mobilized and synchronized to bring about change in educational
policy and practice. The focus of this book is the methodology
implemented and the results obtained over the course of a year-long
action research project on language and education in St. Eustatius,
one of the islands of the Dutch Caribbean, commissioned by the
educational authorities in both St. Eustatius and the European
Netherlands. On the island, the language of instruction is Dutch,
however, outside of the classroom most students only speak English
and an English-lexifier Creole. The research project was set up to
address the negative impact on school success of this disparity. It
included a community-based sociolinguistic study that actively
involved all of the stakeholders in the education system on the
island. This was complemented by a multi-pronged set of research
strategies, including a language attitude and use survey, a
narrative proficiency test, in depth interviews, and a review of
the relevant literature. The resulting report and recommendations
were accepted by the government, which is now in the process of
changing the language of instruction.
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