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Localization of Instruction as a Right in Education

Tanzania and Nigeria Language-in-Education´S Policies

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In this chapter, we will explore the relationship between choice of Language of Instruction (LoI) and quality learning, as well as the implications of this choice for children’s rights in education. We raise the question of why two African countries, Tanzania and Nigeria are disregarding evidence that local LoI is essential for both learning and identity. Our intention is to contribute new perspectives to policy debates concerning language choices in education.

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  1. Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, USA

    Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite

  2. Department of Educational Research & Intermedia, University of Oslo, Norway

    Zehlia Babaci-Wilhite

  3. David O. Mckay School of Education, Brigham Young University, Utah, USA

    Macleans A. Geo-Jaja

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Babaci-Wilhite, Z., Geo-Jaja, M.A. (2014). Localization of Instruction as a Right in Education. In: Babaci-Wilhite, Z. (eds) Giving Space to African Voices. Comparative and International Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-734-6_1

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