A Thematic History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory

Brian Devlin, Samantha Disbray, Nancy Devlin

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Abstract

In 1950 Robert Menzies, then Prime Minister of Australia, was party to a little known, high-level agreement which acknowledged that in some circumstances a bilingual approach in education might be the best way to reach more traditionally oriented Aboriginal students in remote areas of the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHistory of bilingual education in the Northern Territory
Subtitle of host publicationPeople, programs and policies
EditorsBrian Devlin, Samantha Disbray, Nancy Devlin
Place of PublicationSingapore
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Chapter1
Pages1-10
Number of pages10
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9789811020780
ISBN (Print)9789811020766
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameLanguage Policy
PublisherSpringer
Volume12
ISSN (Print)1571-5361

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