Quality multilingual and multicultural education for lifelong learning

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  1. Regional Office of UNESCO in Dakar (BRU/DAKAR), 12, avenue Léopold Sédar Senghor, BP 3318, Dakar, Senegal

    Hassana Alidou

  2. UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, Feldbrunnenstraße 58, 20148, Hamburg, Germany

    Christine Glanz

  3. University of Ouagadougou, UFR/LAC, 09 BP 1331, Ouagadougou 09, Burkina Faso

    Norbert Nikièma

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Alidou, H., Glanz, C. & Nikièma, N. Quality multilingual and multicultural education for lifelong learning. Int Rev Educ 57, 529–539 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-011-9259-z

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Keywords

  • Social Cohesion
  • Language Policy
  • Minority Language
  • Multicultural Education
  • Language Education Policy