The West Indian Language Issue in British Schools (1979): Challenges and Responses

by Viv Edwards

Book Overview

First published in 1979.

The performance of West Indian children in British schools has been the subject of enquiries by both a parliamentary select committee and the Department of Education. It is widely believed that an important factor in the relative failure of West Indian children is the language they use, West Indian Creole, and while teachers and others who work with them are aware that their language is often very different from British...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138303194
• ISBN13: 9781138303195
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"