In Their Own Language : Education for All

dc.creator	Bender, Penelope
dc.creator	Dutcher, Nadine
dc.creator	Klaus, David
dc.creator	Shore, Jane
dc.creator	Tesar, Charlie
dc.date	2012-08-13T11:11:12Z
dc.date	2012-08-13T11:11:12Z
dc.date	2005-06
dc.date.accessioned	2016-03-27T23:29:33Z
dc.date.available	2016-03-27T23:29:33Z
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10331
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/10986/10331
dc.description	Fifty percent of the world's out-of-school children live in communities where the language of schooling is rarely, if ever, used at home. This paper discusses the benefits of use of first language instruction. The results of benefits from first language instruction discussed are: increased access and equity; improved learning outcomes; reduced repetition and dropout rates; socio-cultural benefits and lower overall costs. The paper outlines why many countries have been reluctant to deliver basic education in local languages. It also gives lessons learned on: policy formulation around language of instruction issues; bilingual programs; and management of the policy environment of language reforms.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation	Education Notes
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 Unported
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACADEMIC SUBJECTS
dc.subject	ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subject	ACQUISITION OF LITERACY
dc.subject	ADULT LITERACY
dc.subject	ADULTS
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
dc.subject	CLASSROOM
dc.subject	CLASSROOM LEVEL
dc.subject	CLASSROOMS
dc.subject	COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	COST OF REPETITION
dc.subject	CURRICULUM
dc.subject	DROPOUT RATES
dc.subject	EARLY GRADES
dc.subject	EDUCATION FOR ALL
dc.subject	EDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subject	EDUCATORS
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE TEACHING
dc.subject	EXAMINATION PASS RATES
dc.subject	EXAMS
dc.subject	FIRST LANGUAGE
dc.subject	FIRST LANGUAGES
dc.subject	FOREIGN LANGUAGES
dc.subject	FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subject	GRADE REPETITION
dc.subject	HIGHER LEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subject	HOME LANGUAGE
dc.subject	INSTRUCTION
dc.subject	INSTRUCTIONAL TIME
dc.subject	LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
dc.subject	LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
dc.subject	LANGUAGE POLICY
dc.subject	LANGUAGE TEACHING
dc.subject	LANGUAGES
dc.subject	LEARNING
dc.subject	LEARNING MATERIALS
dc.subject	LEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subject	LEARNING PROCESS
dc.subject	LEVELS OF LITERACY
dc.subject	LITERACY
dc.subject	LITERACY CLASSES
dc.subject	LITERACY SKILLS
dc.subject	MATHEMATICS
dc.subject	MOBILITY
dc.subject	MOTHER TONGUE
dc.subject	MOTHER-TONGUE
dc.subject	NATIONAL LANGUAGE
dc.subject	NATIONAL LANGUAGES
dc.subject	OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	PARTICIPATION OF PARENTS
dc.subject	PEDAGOGY
dc.subject	PRIMARY CYCLE
dc.subject	PRIMARY EXAMINATION
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	PROBLEM SOLVING
dc.subject	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	QUALITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subject	READING
dc.subject	REPETITION RATES
dc.subject	RESEARCHERS
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	SCHOOL CHILDREN
dc.subject	SCHOOL PROGRAM
dc.subject	SCHOOLING
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SECOND LANGUAGE
dc.subject	SOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subject	TEACHER
dc.subject	TEACHER CANDIDATES
dc.subject	TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TEACHER TRAINING
dc.subject	TEACHERS
dc.subject	TEACHING
dc.subject	TEACHING MATERIALS
dc.subject	TEACHING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	TEACHING METHODS
dc.subject	TEXTBOOKS
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL COMPLETION
dc.title	In Their Own Language : Education for All
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Brief
dc.type	Publications & Research