Developing Multilingual Education Policies: Theory, Research, Practice

Multilingual policies are increasingly important and required in  educational settings worldwide, yet a solid experimental body of theory,  research, and practice providing guidance for the development of  policies is lacking. The Israeli context presented in this book serves  as a case study or a model that could be used by bodies or entities  seeking to devise a multilingual policy.

The authors begin by  addressing the general notion of a multilingual education policy with  specific reference to the Israeli context. The book then focuses on  specific challenges confronting the new policy that have been explored  in empirical studies, and concludes with a proposed framework for a new  multilingual education policy related to the core theoretical topics and  empirical findings discussed in the previous chapters. This framework  includes principles and strategies for implementing the process  described in the book in other contexts, ensuring wide applicability and  relevance.

Developing Multilingual Education Policies: Theory,  Research, Practice is an essential read for all involved in language  policy and planning within applied linguistics and education.